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News · US
Congress must consider the Lautenberg Amendment as critics press the Trump administration to restore processing for Iranian religious minorities.
News · PA
Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman said Democrats could win Senate control in the midterms and deferred questions about his future until afterward.
News · WA
Voters will decide whether to keep or reject the income tax approved by the Washington Legislature.
News · US
The Sept. 27 program includes Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, Sen. John Kennedy and Rep. Jim Himes.
News · US
The Protect College Sports Act is nearing Senate passage as former college athletes serving in both parties take part in the debate.
News · OH
The Ohio Republican said Democrats would impeach President Trump again if they win House control in the November midterm elections.
News · CO
Colorado voters comparing choices for governor should confirm the ballot lineup and rely on documented candidate statements.
News · US
Senate Democrats are examining whether HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pursued a workaround to an ethics agreement.
News · GA
Strategists see Sen. Jon Ossoff’s Jewish faith as a possible hurdle as Democrats debate Israel and the war in Gaza.
News · OH
The advice comes as rural Appalachian counties draw attention in the governor’s contest between Vivek Ramaswamy and Amy Acton.
News · CA
The package addresses health-data privacy, veterans’ support, youth services, conversion therapy and access to HIV prevention drugs.
News · CA
SB 1354 sets authorization and accountability requirements for specific military forces coming to California from outside the state.
News · US
No incumbents, districts, campaign balances or filing periods are identified for comparing the tightest U.S. House races.
News · US
President Trump is fighting with some White House reporters while seeking to claw back approved for health and education.
News · US
Several Democrats are making Christian faith a central campaign message in an uncommon approach for their party this midterm cycle.
News · KS
Pastor Adam Hamilton’s possible Senate bid is drawing attention as Republicans express concern about Sen. Roger Marshall’s position.
News · TX
A congressional map built around Trump’s 2024 gains may face pressure from immigration crackdowns and rising costs in South Texas.
News · WA
Republican senators raised concerns about Trump hosting Xi after Iran used Chinese satellite imagery to target U.S. troops in Jordan.
News · AR
The Arkansas attorney general announced seven arrests by the state’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit in a health-care enforcement action.
News · NY
The completed Queens development combines 173 affordable and supportive housing units with a health clinic.
News · OH
Newly filed indictments accuse 18 providers of Medicaid fraud, moving the allegations into the criminal court process.
News · UT
The postal worker is accused of discarding about 300 mail-in ballots, an allegation that will be tested through the criminal court process.
News · CO
The proposal would require an identification number on Colorado mail ballots if voters approve the amendment.
News · FL
The new group aims to promote Florida’s approach to voting rules in other states but is not tied to a specific race or election.
News · FL
Florida voters will consider three proposed constitutional amendments in November 2026 addressing taxes and the state budget.
News · NJ
Cinnaminson voters approved a school bond referendum by a margin of nine votes.
News · AR
The ruling leaves in place an injunction blocking two 2023 laws that moved oversight of the corrections secretary to the governor.
News · NE
Husker athletic director Troy Dannen will serve as the new opening keynote for the Governor’s Summit.
News · CA
The California Supreme Court directed the Riverside sheriff to return 650,000 ballots that had been seized.
News · OH
New indictments accuse 18 health-care providers of defrauding Medicaid, beginning a criminal court process in Ohio.