Texas Tribune2d
19 million Texans are registered to vote, breaking record
Voter registration applications hang in a holder inside of the Elections Office in Fredericksburg on March 5, 2024.
Mississippi Today2d
Colom out-raises Hyde-Smith, but incumbent has more cash on hand
Scott Colom, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, raised almost twice as much money as his Republican opponent over the last three months, according to federal campaign finance reports.
Truthout2d
Elon Musk Is Bankrolling Massive Push for Ken Paxton in Texas
After months of being outspent by Democrat James Talarico on the airwaves, Republicans launched a massive rescue mission for Ken Paxton in September, dropping over $200 million to boost their U.S…
Global Voices2d
How an extremist network articulated a hoax linking Brazil’s President Lula to child abuse on X
Monitoring of 1,819 posts showed far-right users tried to manipulate Grok, X’s AI tool
CalMatters2d
There’s a $11.25 billion housing bond on the ballot this November. Here’s what you should know
Supporters say California desperately needs money to fund housing construction and make a dent in its homelessness and affordability crisis. Critics say bond financing isn’t the way to do it.
CalMatters2d
Republicans are spending millions to oust a Democrat who won by 187 votes. Should he worry?
Rep. Adam Gray, a Democrat from Merced, won the closest House race in 2024 by just 187 votes. Now the GOP, which is hungry for a win in California, is spending millions to try and oust him.
CalMatters2d
Big Tech and Big Business are spending millions to block progressives on the California ballot
Voters in these nine legislative districts are weighing in on particularly competitive races, made even more competitive by the flood of outside money pouring in to sway public opinion.
KFF Health News2d
Next Governor To Face Thorny Choices After California’s Rapid Medicaid Expansion
In March 2025, when California ran out of Medicaid funds to pay doctors and hospitals, the state borrowed $3.4 billion to keep the program afloat. It was, as a spokesperson for Gov. Gavin Newsom…
Inside Climate News3d
Watchdog Questions Zeldin’s Tour With Embattled GOP Candidates
It’s not unusual for Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin to be on the road touting the Trump administration’s agenda, but his travel itinerary in the weeks before the midterm…
Reason Magazine3d
What Happens When 2 Dan Sullivans Run for the Same Senate Seat?
This year, Alaska held its primary elections on August 18.
Mississippi Today3d
Midterm campaigns are asking, where’s the beef? And how much does it cost?
In the midterm elections, meat is on the menu.
CalMatters3d
Should California taxpayers chip in to fund political campaigns? Prop. 4 lets you decide
Prop. 4 would lift a ban that prohibits state and most local candidates from using public funding for their political campaigns. Proponents argue the mechanism helps more candidates run for office…
CalMatters3d
Friends who’ve fallen out feud during gritty, final LA mayoral debate
Voters have been good to Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass. For the past two decades, she has won elections to the California Assembly, to Congress and to the mayoralty she now holds. She has never lost…
Texas Tribune4d
At CNN town hall, Senate candidate James Talarico woos moderate and undecided voters
After over a week off from the campaign trail due to illness, U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico, seen on June 26, 2026, made his first major appearance at a CNN town hall in Fort Worth on…