Civil Rights

Bangladesh Stalls Democratic Reforms After Political Power Consolidation

The CRS Report on recent Bangladesh political developments lands at a moment when Washington is trying to balance a trade deal, a China competition agenda,...

Follow the Money

Who's Funding Ralph Gorman's Race in the South Carolina Primary

South Carolina Republicans head to the polls Tuesday, June 9, in a 2026 South Carolina governor primary where no candidate is polling near the 50 percent...

Follow the Money

South Carolina's Open Governor's Race Draws Millions

The 2026 South Carolina governor election is one of the most closely watched Republican primary races in the country, and the money behind it reveals as...

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Money Flows Into an Open Seat in Maine's 2nd District

Rep. Jared Golden spent nearly seven years carving out one of the most unusual political identities in Congress — a Marine veteran from Lewiston who voted...

Politics

Task Force Reassesses Federal Reserve's Role and Function

The House Financial Services Committee is taking its examination of the Federal Reserve on the road, scheduling a June 12 field hearing in Oklahoma City...

Legislation

Voting Rights Act Missing Key Protection Since 2013

The Voting Rights Act is, at this moment, a law with a significant piece missing. A Congressional Research Service report updated June 3, 2026 lays out the...

Follow the Money

The Money Behind Maine's Senate Race

Maine's most competitive Senate contest in decades is taking shape — and the financial arms race surrounding it reveals just how much is at stake for both...

Elections

Iowa Candidate Says on Audio That Iran War Could Be GOP Liability

Rep. Ashley Hinson, the Trump Iowa Senate candidate who won her Republican primary Tuesday, privately warned supporters last week that the U.S. conflict...

Elections

Legis1 Background: Nancy Mace Owns Her Epstein Files Vote

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) says she knows exactly why President Trump refused to endorse her in the South Carolina governor's race, and she's not backing down.

Macroeconomics

Bessent Defends Tax Law as Democrats Grill IRS Deal

Why it matters: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent appeared before the House Ways and Means Committee on June 4, touting the administration's tax record while...

Politics

Committee Probes ActBlue's Donation Verification Practices

A years-long congressional investigation into the Democratic fundraising platform ActBlue is coming to a head. The House Administration Committee has...

Politics

Kansas Judge Kuhlman Confirmed, Filling Rare Triple Vacancy

The Kuhlman floor vote is the latest installment in the 119th Congress's most reliable drama: a Republican Senate majority methodically locking in a...

Politics

Senate Confirms Montana Judge Kathleen Lane in Party-Line Vote

The 52–46 vote was a clean partisan split — and a preview of the judicial wars still to come.

Law and Order

Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Judicial Nominees

The Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to hold a nominations hearing on June 10, 2026, continuing what has been a steady pace of confirmations under...

Politics

GA Republicans Fear Trump Endorsement Timing in Senate Runoff

Georgia Republicans are watching the Iowa governor's race with growing unease, worried that a late or poorly timed Trump endorsement could upend their...

Law and Order

White House Defies 50-Year-Old Records Law

A new Congressional Research Service report lands as a federal court orders the Trump administration to comply with a half-century-old records statute it...

Congress

House Republicans Target Urban Schools Over Parental Rights

House Republicans are forcing two of the country's largest urban school districts into a congressional spotlight, using subpoena power to compel testimony...