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MidTerm Elections, 2026, Updates, News, and Projections – Monthly Series – September 2025
MidTerm Elections, 2026, Updates, News, and Projections This is our first expanded monthly analysis of major U.S. trends, events, and projections, featuring original charts and the most current sources. September 2025 edition. Overview As the 2026 November midterms approach, American politics is marked by high tension, shifting alliances, and a polarized public. President Trump’s approval…
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Back in Business – U.S. Congress – GovTrak.us
Back in Business Sept. 5, 2025 · by Amy West Ongoing Business Rep. Massie’s (R-KY4) discharge petition to force a vote on releasing all of the Department of Justice’s files on Jeffrey Epstein now has 215 co-sponsors. It needs 218. Only three other Republicans have signed on and they can always remove their names if…
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Try and Stop Me – GovTrack.us
News From Us Legislative Preview Try and Stop Me Sept. 3, 2025 · by Amy West House and Senate Return The House has 12 committee meetings scheduled. On Tuesday, there will be a Rules Committee meeting to set debate rules for three resolutions canceling Biden Administration regulations and for the Energy and Water Development and…
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Civil Discourse – Congress may have the spending power, but Trump can usurp it if they won’t protect it. And they haven’t. – Joyce Vance
By Joyce Vance, Aug 13, 2025 This afternoon, a three-judge panel in the D.C. Circuit signed off on the Trump administration’s efforts to block funds for foreign assistance that have been appropriated by Congress. Despite arguments made by the plaintiffs that this violates Congress’ Article II Spending powers, the court ruled that only the head…
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Senate Confirmations, Senate Time Off and How Many Votes When? – GovTrack.us
News From Us Legislative Recap Senate Confirmations, Senate Time Off and How Many Votes When? Aug. 1, 2025 · by Amy West Legislative Recap The Senate continues to grind through the thousands of Trump Administration nominees. We’ll mention two notable now confirmed Administration appointees below, but first we want to say that we’re taking two…
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Congress is gone. Chaos awaits in September – POLITICO
By MIA MCCARTHY, CALEN RAZOR and BENJAMIN GUGGENHEIM 08/04/2025 04:50 AM EDT IN TODAY’S EDITION: — Why funding talks are going to be a mess — Crapo’s tax talks — TSA fights Senate facial recognition bill Congressional leaders will have a list of problems to resolve in September. | Francis Chung / POLITICO The Senate’s…
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Thune’s pre-recess game plan – POLITICO
IN TODAY’S EDITION:— Thune’s ‘minibus’ dream for this week— Grassley’s willing to cancel August recess— GOP blames Hamas as conditions in Gaza worsen Senators are racing the clock to make a dent in both the government funding process and President Donald Trump’s backlog of nominees before heading home for August recess. Senate Majority Leader John…
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What is Congress’s Job? – GovTrack.us
Get Legislative Recap Updates In Your Inbox! July 25, 2025 · by Amy West If you’re over 50 or know someone who is, you may think Congress’s job is as described in the Schoolhouse Rock video “I’m Just a Bill’ from 1975. Except for the way it leaves out lobbying activity, it’s a pretty good…
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Trump is chiseling away at the power of a compliant Congress | AP News
House Speaker Mike Johnson of La., hands President Donald Trump a gavel after he signed his signature bill of tax breaks and spending cuts at the White House, Friday, July 4, 2025, in Washington, surrounded by members of Congress. (AP Photo / Julia Demaree Nikhinson) By LISA MASCARO Updated 5:44 AM PDT, July 19, 2025…
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Republicans’ Big Betrayal of Nevadans
From newsletter, July 10, 2025, images from her site.. Dear Nevadan, Last week, Donald Trump signed Republicans’ cruel “One Big Beautiful Bill” into law. Let’s call this what it really is: one big betrayal of working families in Nevada and across this country. This extreme tax and spending law includes the biggest cuts to Medicaid…
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President Trump purports to install new officials at the Library of Congress
President Trump purports to install new officials at the Library of *Congress* By Daniel Schuman (May 13, 2025) The Library of Congress is not just shelves of books or a museum. It’s an active support agency that legislators in Congress rely on for nonpartisan research to make informed and independent policy decisions, and it runs…
