1+ week, 3+ day ago   (53+ words) Larry Sabato’s Crystal Ball: “Republicans probably retain a slight edge in the Senate, but that assessment has gotten harder to defend over the course of the summer.” Think You Know Politics? A new game every day. Listen to Trial Balloon…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (127+ words) “Maine gubernatorial candidate Bobby Charles said he plans to ask White House border czar Tom Homan to send U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to Maine polling stations this election season,” NOTUS reports. “If Charles succeeds, the move could validate…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (124+ words) “A Republican-backed election overhaul, which would add proof-of-citizenship and other identification requirements to the voting process, has stalled in Congress,” NPR reports. “But voters in a number of states are weighing in on some of these same issues this year....

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (143+ words) “Four officials in Avenal, Calif. who refused to step down after being recalled earlier this year are ‘not lawfully’ in office, a judge ruled on Monday,” the New York Times reports. “The officials — including the longtime mayor, who is part…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (122+ words) “A bipartisan House effort is underway to fundamentally change how sexual misconduct and other bad behavior on Capitol Hill is identified, investigated and eradicated,” Politico reports. “But the widely-held goal of transforming the workplace culture of Congress could quickly run…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (332+ words) “A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Justice seeking a full, unredacted copy of D.C.’s voter registration data, marking another defeat for the Trump administration in its aggressive attempts to scour states…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (127+ words) “President Donald Trump said voters may seek to punish Republicans — but not him — in the November midterm elections, as GOP lawmakers sweat that affordability concerns and the war in Iran could mean Democrats flip the House and perhaps even the…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (140+ words) A popular suggestion in the recent member survey was to offer a way for readers to weigh in on the biggest political stories of the day beyond just commenting. So I’m testing Whip Count, a new feature that lets members…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (145+ words) Wall Street Journal: “When the Supreme Court struck down Trump’s main tariff weapon in February, the president’s trade war seemed destined to enter a less capricious and more constrained phase.” “To Trump, though, court rulings are road maps, not roadblocks....

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (174+ words) “A congressional candidate from Louisiana who was the subject of a police report accusing him of rape – which he denies – says he is hoping to again ‘earn’ Donald Trump’s endorsement as he considers precisely where to run amid redistricting,” The…...