8+ hour, 55+ min ago   (195+ words) Wall Street Journal: “As the high-stakes midterm elections approach, battles over redistricting and voting are intensifying nationwide. Republicans are trying to keep control of Congress, amid voter frustration with prices and an unpopular war with Iran. Democrats are seeking to…...

15+ hour, 13+ min ago   (143+ words) David Graham: “A paradox of this moment is that inflation is a big reason for Trump’s cratering approval and his party’s sinking odds in the midterm elections, but nearly every one of his signature policy ideas is inflationary. The basic…...

18+ hour, 53+ min ago   (286+ words) “The Senate is set to return Monday after a five-week recess, and it is still unclear if GOP Sen. Mitch McConnell will end his three-month absence from the Capitol due to health issues,” CNN reports. Think You Know Politics? A…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (153+ words) “The record price of diesel threatens to stoke inflation at a time when consumers are already price-sensitive and businesses are reeling from higher costs due to trade tensions,” Axios reports. “Diesel is a key cost throughout the supply chain, meaning…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (153+ words) “Republicans spent the first five hours of their midterm convention in Dallas warning about socialism on Wednesday before President Trump surprised many of them with an audacious trillion-dollar proposal to redistribute wealth,” the New York Times reports. “Mr. Trump’s call…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (247+ words) College students can save 40% on an annual Political Wire membership. Enter your school email address to unlock the discount. Think You Know Politics? A new game every day. Goddard spent more than a decade as managing director and chief operating…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (147+ words) “The Trump administration is proposing an overhaul of the 2030 census by eliminating questions about race and ethnicity and restricting how immigrants would be counted when census results are used for allotting congressional seats,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “The Commerce…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (269+ words) “The Associated Press said it will not refer to Lake Ontario as ‘Lake America’ unless it’s deemed ‘relevant,’ despite President Donald Trump’s executive order to rename the body of water,” the Washington Sun reports. Think You Know Politics? A new…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (140+ words) “The nation’s election system is in a messy legal limbo, with fights over mail-in voting, electoral maps and voter records still locked in court,” Axios reports. “Americans are in the eye of the storm, with over half saying they don’t…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (123+ words) “Millions of residents could be excluded from the U.S. census, congressional representation could be reshaped and federal funds could be reallocated across states under changes proposed by the Trump administration,” the Washington Post reports. “In the proposal posted to the…...