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News · FL
The Florida senator’s bill would require interest costs to be included in estimates prepared by the Congressional Budget Office.
News · AK
A senator supported President Trump’s tariffs in Washington but did not address the policy while in Alaska.
News · WV
The Senate approved a measure honoring West Virginia children affected by childhood cancer, with further legislative action to determine its status.
Candidate profile · ID
Republican incumbent Cindy Carlson is the only listed candidate in Idaho’s 2026 general election for state Senate District 7.
Candidate profile · IA
Republican incumbent Randall Feenstra is one of 12 candidates in Iowa’s contested 4th District race in 2026.
Candidate profile · GA
Republican Ellis Bachman is one of 11 candidates listed for Georgia’s 11th District in the 2026 general election.
News · NM
Trump has proposed replacing New Mexico’s current name with “New America,” but the idea is not directly linked to an election or political race.
News · IA
The judge cited First Amendment protections in dismissing Trump’s late-2024 lawsuit against the Des Moines Register and J. Ann Selzer.
News · WI
Wisconsin legislative candidates are facing questions about earlier data center votes, though no specific race is directly tied to the issue.
News · NJ
The five-bill package focuses on election security and is not directly connected to a particular race or election.
Race preview · DE
Republican incumbent Valerie Giltner is the only candidate in the District 37 race ahead of Delaware’s Nov. 3, 2026, general election.
Explainer · DC
District voters should confirm the election calendar, registration rules, ballot and voting instructions before participating in 2026.
Candidate profile · CO
Republican Jason Bias is one of nine candidates in Colorado’s 2026 race for the U.S. House seat representing the 3rd District.
Candidate profile · AR
Republican incumbent Harlan Breaux is the only candidate listed in the 2026 general election race for Arkansas House District 6.
Candidate profile · AL
Democrat Greg MR JR Howard is one of seven candidates listed for Alabama’s 5th Congressional District general election.
Candidate profile · AK
Democratic incumbent Andi Story is the only candidate listed in the uncontested 2026 race for Alaska House District 3.
Candidate profile · WV
Republican incumbent Bill Roop is running in the uncontested 2026 general election for West Virginia House District 44.
Candidate profile · WI
Emily Berge is one of nine candidates in Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District race, which concludes with the Nov. 3, 2026, general election.
Candidate profile · UT
Kathleen Riebe is a Democrat in the 15-candidate contest for Utah’s 1st Congressional District in the 2026 general election.
Candidate profile · VA
Republican Bryce Reeves is among 14 candidates listed in Virginia’s contested 2026 U.S. Senate race.
News · KY
The justices will consider whether a 2024 law requiring more prison time before parole eligibility can apply to people convicted earlier.
News · CT
The gunmaker’s federal lawsuit disputes Connecticut’s ban on pistols that can be readily converted into machine guns.
News · AR
The Arkansas attorney general announced seven arrests by the state unit responsible for Medicaid fraud enforcement.
News · IL
The proposal calls for abolishing all three federal bodies but is not directly connected to a candidate race or election.
News · AR
The financing is intended to help Delta Peanut continue work tied to Arkansas’ peanut harvest.
News · CA
The proposal would use a tax to discourage price gouging at gasoline pumps, with its impact depending on how lawmakers structure it.
News · AZ
Arizona’s secretary of state contest is renewing debate over election rules, but campaign arguments do not by themselves change voting procedures.
News · IL
The complaint alleges the Vernon Area Public Library District used taxpayer resources for polling connected to a referendum.
News · CA
The return order changes who holds ballots seized during a voter-fraud inquiry but does not establish that fraud occurred.
News · TX
Gov. Greg Abbott has proposed limiting screen time in Texas schools, placing classroom technology use on the state education agenda.