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News · US
David Brooks and Kimberly Atkins Stohr discussed Trump’s campaign travel, Republican midterm vulnerabilities and the administration’s AI strategy.
News · US
Justice Department lawyers say CNN, MS NOW and Politico failed to meet the president’s minimum standards of professionalism.
News · US
Mayor Jack Balch faces Julie Testa as District 1 and District 3 voters choose replacements for departing councilmembers.
News · US
Congress voted to close a federal loophole that helped create a billion market for impairing products made from hemp.
News · US
No named polling results or seat estimates establish whether Democrats can win control of Congress in the election.
News · NC
Trump praised Republican Senate nominee Michael Whatley but voiced concern as a Senate Republican super PAC canceled state reservations.
News · US
Democrat Rachel Wallace is challenging Republican U.S. Rep. Dan Meuser in the Nov. 3 election for a two-year House term.
News · US
The Executive Office of the President published a one-page determination concerning earlier presidential determinations related to Lebanon.
Candidate profile · RI
Democratic incumbent Alana DiMario is running in Rhode Island Senate District 36 in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election.
Race preview · NY
Republicans Aaron Lee Cherry and Alexandria Foxworth are listed in the contested NY-5 general election on Nov. 3, 2026.
Candidate profile · NV
Democrat Terrill Robinson is running for Nevada’s 3rd Congressional District in a contested 2026 race.
Candidate profile · WY
Republican incumbent Steve Harshman is running in the uncontested 2026 general election for Wyoming House District 37.
Race preview · VT
Republican incumbents Tom Oliver and Matt Walker are running in Franklin-4 in Vermont’s Nov. 3, 2026, general election.
Race preview · SD
Republican incumbents Brandei Schaefbauer and Al Novstrup are running in the contested District 3 general election.
Candidate profile · HI
Democratic incumbent Darius Kila is running in the uncontested 2026 general election for Hawaii House District 44.
Candidate profile · PR
Lebrón Robles is a PIP incumbent in the contested 2026 race for Puerto Rico State House District At-Large.
Race preview · ND
Republicans Jeff Hoverson and Lori VanWinkle are the listed candidates for the Nov. 3, 2026, general election.
Candidate profile · NM
Democratic incumbent Janelle Anyanonu is running in New Mexico House District 19 in the 2026 general election.
Race preview · NH
Eight Republican incumbents are running in the contested Rockingham 25 State House race in New Hampshire’s Nov. 3, 2026, general election.
Candidate profile · NE
Joe Kelly is a Republican incumbent with no directly linked race, biography, policy positions or campaign finance totals on file.
Candidate profile · MT
Republican incumbent Paul Fielder is running in Montana House District 14 in an uncontested 2026 general election race.
Candidate profile · MS
Dean Kirby is listed as a Republican incumbent, but no race, election, policy position or campaign finance figures are attached to the entry.
News · CA
A new California law restricts how artificial intelligence may be used when employers decide to dismiss workers.
News · VA
Blennerhassett Island is among the state parks included in a funding announcement from West Virginia’s governor.
News · CA
The new California law changes the legal landscape for lawsuits involving pen registers, without a directly linked election or candidate race.
News · NY
The state program will offer rebates for electric lawn equipment to landscapers and municipalities.
News · DE
The governor rejected a state of emergency measure whose proposed rules would not have applied to him.
Candidate profile · MI
Democrat George Adams is running in the contested 2026 U.S. House election in Michigan’s 10th Congressional District.
Explainer · ME
A plain-language checklist for reviewing the ballot, confirming registration and preparing to vote in Maine’s 2026 general election.
Candidate profile · KS
Republican incumbent Nick Hoheisel is running for Kansas House District 97 in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election.