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The Most Expensive House Primary in U.S. History

The Thomas Massie 2026 election has become something far larger than a Kentucky congressional race. With more than $25 million in total ad spending, it is...

Government Operations

DOJ Challenges Decades-Old Presidential Records Law

A new Congressional Research Service report is pushing back on a sweeping legal opinion from the Trump administration's Justice Department, setting up a...

Immigration

Trump's Immigration-Focused Judges Face Senate Vote

Four of President Trump's federal judicial nominees are headed toward a confirmation vote in the Senate Judiciary Committee, and two of them carry...

Elections

Legis1 Background: Steve Cohen Retirement Ends 20-Year Memphis Tenure After GOP Redistricting

Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN), Tennessee's only Democrat in Congress, announced Friday that he will not seek reelection, ending a 20-year congressional career...

Politics

Legis1 Background: Landry's Senate Gambit Pays Off as Cassidy Loses Primary to Letlow

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry's effort to reshape Jeff Landry Louisiana Senate 2026 politics by installing Rep. Julia Letlow in the U.S. Senate came to a head...

Politics

Legis1 Background: Sen. Bill Cassidy's Primary Loss Traced to Trump Impeachment Vote and Kennedy Clash

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) lost his Senate seat Saturday night, defeated in the Louisiana Republican Senate primary May 2026 by two Trump-aligned challengers....

Politics

Ohio Rep. Max Miller Sues Ex-Wife Over Domestic Abuse Allegations in High-Profile Republican Family Dispute

Ohio Republican Rep. Max Miller filed a defamation lawsuit Wednesday against his ex-wife, Emily Moreno, and her legal team at Cleveland-based Zashin Law,...

Law and Order

FBI Budget Hearing Turns Contentious Over Patel's Fitness

Why it matters: A routine FY 2027 DOJ budget hearing before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies on...

Legislation

House Passes Bail Fund Crackdown and Targets Nonprofit Organizations That Post Bail for Defendants

Why it matters: The House passed H.R. 6260, the Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act, on May 14, 2026, in a vote that crystallizes the GOP's...

Legislation

Ways and Means Chief Jason Smith Emphasizes Bipartisanship on Tax Policy

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO) told attendees at a Washington, D.C. tax conference on Thursday that he is focused on...

Politics

Legis1 Background: Wasserman Schultz Eyes Florida's Majority-Black District After GOP Redistricting Dismantles Her Seat

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz is weighing a run in Florida's majority-Black 20th Congressional District after Republican-led redistricting transformed her...

Politics

Legis1 Background: VP Vance Has New Role as "Fraud Czar"

Vice President JD Vance traveled to Bangor, Maine on Thursday for what Politico's "Vance takes fraud fight to Maine" described as the first trip dedicated...

Politics

Supreme Court Legitimacy at Stake in Expansion Debate

A cascade of Supreme Court rulings on redistricting and voting rights has reignited Democratic calls to expand the Court, and House Republicans are pushing...

Law and Order

House Passes Partisan Law Enforcement Resolution Along Party Lines

Why it matters: The House passed H.Con.Res. 96, a non-binding concurrent resolution expressing support for law enforcement officers, 243-173 on May 13,...

Politics

Legis1 Background: Buttigieg Endorses Turek in Contested Iowa Democratic Senate Primary

Pete Buttigieg endorsed Iowa state Rep. Josh Turek in the state's Democratic U.S. Senate primary, according to a Politico report published Wednesday by Alex...

Law and Order

Senate Gerrymandering Hearing To Examine Supreme Court Voting Rights Decision

The Supreme Court's decision in Louisiana v. Callais landed less than three weeks ago, and states are already redrawing maps. Tennessee passed new...

Legislation

House Republicans Clear Path for Trump's Tax and Spending Package

The House voted 211-206 on Wednesday to advance a procedural resolution that clears a critical obstacle in the path of President Trump's signature...