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Race status as of July 26, 2026. Polling and campaign finance figures in this race change frequently. Why this race is on our list Iowa voted for Barack Obama twice and then for Donald Trump three times, most recently by 13 points. It has not elected a Democratic senator since 2008. On paper this open … Read more
Race status as of July 26, 2026. Polling, candidates, and endorsements in this race have changed repeatedly and may change again. Why this race is on our list Maine’s Senate race has had three different Democratic frontrunners in ten months and got a new nominee yesterday, 101 days before the election. It also poses a … Read more
The most striking thing about the fourth plenary of the 2026 Braver Angels National Convention was that the organization’s own founders used it to say their work has not been enough. Co-founder Bill Doherty told the room in Philadelphia that the country is more divided than when the group started in 2016. Co-founder David … Read more
A divided First Circuit left an injunction against Trump’s federal voter-list and mail-ballot executive order in place during appeal.
A signed DOE court filing says political identity alone determined which proposed clean-energy grant cancellations were placed in an October 2025 termination batch.
The Justice Department withdrew subpoenas seeking testimony and phone records from New York Times reporters after a federal judge questioned the process used to obtain them.
Featured Image Alt Text: Open leather agreement folder and fountain pen on a polished table in a sunlit government meeting room Reading An Agreement That Nobody Has to Approve On July 22, 2026, the United States and Saudi Arabia signed a civil nuclear cooperation agreement and sent it to Congress for review. What happens next … Read more
The United States and Saudi Arabia signed a civil nuclear cooperation agreement that now faces congressional review over enrichment and inspection safeguards.
A federal judge dismissed the Justice Department’s challenge to Minnesota sanctuary policies, leaving state and local limits on immigration-enforcement cooperation in place.
New York became the first state to impose a statewide moratorium on new hyperscale data centers, pausing state environmental permits for up to one year. Governor Kathy Hochul signed the executive order on July 14, 2026, freezing new projects that draw 50 megawatts of power or more while regulators write a permanent rulebook. The stated … Read more
About 9.5 million people, or one in five federal student loan borrowers, are now in default, a record high, as the repayment system undergoes its largest overhaul in decades. A borrower is counted as in default after missing payments for nine months, which can trigger damaged credit, garnished wages, and seized tax refunds or federal … Read more
A federal appeals court paused one block on proposed USPS mail-ballot rules, but a separate injunction still prevents implementation.
