13+ hour, 34+ min ago   (269+ words) The U.S. Postal Service published a final rule late Friday requiring states to share lists of mail ballot voters with the federal government, a sweeping change to voting procedures that arrives despite two federal court injunctions currently blocking the changes from…...

14+ hour, 34+ min ago   (669+ words) Congress blocks Trump’s budget priorities in spending deal eciks.org Congress is reasserting its constitutional control over federal spending by blocking Trump administration initiatives that lawmakers argue illegally usurp the power of the purse. Earlier this month, GOP senators overwhelmingly…...

19+ hour, 11+ min ago   (462+ words) eciks.org The Pentagon fired the editor-in-chief, publisher, and a reporter of Stars and Stripes on Friday, August 21, citing insubordination after the staff members publicly opposed censorship of military journalism. The firings came about ten days after Stars and Stripes…...

20+ hour, 7+ min ago   (280+ words) Senator Mitch McConnell broke his silence on his extended hospitalization in mid-July, revealing that a fall in June caused the health crisis that sidelined him from the Senate for nearly two months. The Kentucky Republican said the fall left him…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (258+ words) The report, published in July, analyzed Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to cities including Los Angeles, Washington D.C., Memphis, and New Orleans. CAP’s research found “no evidence” that the deployments reduced violent crime, despite Trump’s repeated claims about their…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (604+ words) Supreme Court allows Trump’s White House ballroom construction to continue eciks.org The Supreme Court temporarily allowed construction of President Trump’s White House ballroom to continue on Friday, issuing a brief order signed by Chief Justice John Roberts that halted…...

22+ hour, 10+ min ago   (425+ words) eciks.org President Donald Trump’s approval rating has turned sharply negative across the country, with a new YouGov/Economist projection showing his net job approval is underwater in 47 states and Washington, D.C., according to polling released Thursday. Only three states…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (232+ words) The Cook Political Report moved Texas and Iowa Senate races from “Lean Republican” to “Toss Up” on Thursday, a shift that dramatically expands Democrats’ path to Senate control and prompted Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to declare the chamber itself…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (765+ words) eciks.org Democratic Socialists of America candidates achieved high-profile primary victories in 2026 but faced a mixed overall record, with wins concentrated in deep-blue districts and losses mounting in competitive races heading into the November midterms. The most dramatic DSA success…...

1+ day, 16+ min ago   (256+ words) Los Angeles City Councilmember Nithya Raman faced audience backlash at a mayoral debate when defending her campaign’s decision to hire Fight Agency, a controversial progressive consulting firm that previously managed disgraced Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner’s failed bid. Raman drew…...