How a Bill Actually Dies in Committee
Most legislation is never defeated on a floor vote — it expires through referral, calendars, and inaction, by design.
Editorial Staff
A Senate Seat, Refilled Twice: South Carolina's Vacancy Math
After Senator Lindsey Graham's death on July 11, Governor Henry McMaster appointed Darline Graham within days — and the November nominee will now be chosen by a special Republican primary rather than the June ballot.
Alexandria Lucas
Why Primaries Keep Moving Earlier: The Frontloading Ratchet
Every state wants relevance, so the calendar compresses — and the parties' rules committees, not the states, hold the brake.
Christopher Lee
How a Ballot Gets Cured Before It Can Be Counted
Ballot curing is the verification step that gives a mismatched-signature mail ballot a second chance — and the rules differ sharply by state.
Editorial Staff
The Pardon Power: Broad, Unreviewable and Full of Unwritten Rules
Article II lets the president pardon federal offenses without review — but not state crimes, not impeachment, and not before a process at the Office of the Pardon Attorney has run its quiet course.
Nathan BrooksAnalysis & Opinion
How Congress Counts Electoral Votes Under the Reformed Rules
The 2022 rewrite of the Electoral Count Act set a one-fifth objection threshold, named the state executive as the single certifying official, and made the presiding officer's role ministerial. Here is the mechanism, section by section.
How Ballot Curing Turns a Rejected Signature Into a Counted Vote
A mismatched or missing signature doesn't end a mail ballot's chances. Election offices flag it, notify the voter, and give them a fixed window to fix it — a process with its own deadlines, tiers of review, and paper trail.
The Six-Day Deadline That Makes an Election Official
Election-night totals are never final. A canvass reconciles every ballot, a designated official certifies the count, and for president a federal law forces the state to lock in its result six days before electors meet.
Why Most Companies No Longer File Beneficial Ownership Reports
A 2025 rule change and an August 2026 final rule stripped the Corporate Transparency Act down to foreign-registered companies only. Here is who still has to file, by what deadline, and what happens to the millions of reports already collected.
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How Congress Kills a Federal Rule in 60 Days
Alexandria LucasMedicaid Section 1115 Waivers: How States Rewrite the Program
The Secretary of Health and Human Services can approve anything that «promotes the objectives» of Medicaid — a phrase that lets each administration's policy preferences reach the states, five years at a time.
Alexandria LucasAnalysis
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How Ballot Curing Saves a Rejected Mail Ballot
Editorial StaffHow Automatic Recount Thresholds Vary From State to State
Twenty-six states and Washington, D.C. require a recount without a candidate asking for one, but the margin that triggers it, and who pays when it doesn't, differs by statute in every state that has one.
Christopher LeeLaw
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Multistate Lawsuits: How State Attorneys General Sue as a Bloc
Nathan BrooksHow a Class Action Gets Certified: Rule 23's Four Hurdles
Numerosity, commonality, typicality and adequacy open the door — then predominance and superiority decide whether thousands of claims become one trial.
Asha VenkataswamyElections News
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Certification Deadlines Meet a Growing Folder of Election Lawsuits
Alexandria LucasThe November Ballot Is Taking Shape as Qualification Deadlines Pass
California's measures had to qualify by June 25, Ohio's by July 1 — and with roughly 131 initiatives already certified nationally, the 2026 ballot-measure season is largely locked.
Alexandria LucasBusiness News
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Six Months After the Tariff Ruling, the Refund Question Runs On
Asha VenkataswamyFederal Contracting 101: Set-Asides, Size Standards and SAM.gov
The government buys over $700 billion a year, and a quarter of prime contract dollars is reserved for small businesses — if the firm is registered, sized right, and found in the right pool.
Asha VenkataswamyState Legislation Tracker
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