New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed two bills further curbing artificial intelligence risks for children, leveraging a core campaign policy ahead of New York’s gubernatorial election next week. news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

Washington corruption is exploding as a campaign flashpoint in the midterm elections. Legislation aimed at combating it will be a lot harder to enact than the zippy pledges portend in all those political ads. news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

Voters are poised to abandon their partisan preferences and buck a decadeslong decline in ticket-splitting when they consider their candidates for state and federal offices. news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

Midterm election contests stand to shape how Congress will approach the booming artificial intelligence industry — whether it will rein it in or persist in its hands-off approach to the technology. news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

A post-election shakeup in House Republicans’ leadership lineup would reverberate into the K Street influence corridor, upending the current hierarchy of GOP lobbyists and elevating the downtown networks of newcomers.I ha news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

Federal lobbying on cryptocurrency taxation issues remained strong even as crypto companies pulled back on spending after senators torpedoed long sought-after market structure legislation. news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

Judge Questions DOJ Bid to Set Aside 20,000 California Votes (1) news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

Education Secretary Linda McMahon has appointed members to the Education Department’s non-partisan board that sets policy around a federal exam that measures academic achievement among K-12 students across the US. news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

A group of Democratic House members led by Rep. Analilia Mejia (D-N.J.) is demanding answers from Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on how cuts to federal nutrition programs are threatening older Americans’ access to nutritious food. news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

Top Senate Democrat Pushes Transportation Money Before Midterms news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

Download the slides from Tuesday’s discussion about the midterm elections and possible effects on congressional leadership. news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

Multiple lawmakers and outside interest groups have publicly weighed in on the Senate permitting bill since negotiators unveiled it Sept. 30. But one House caucus has yet to stake out a position: the bipartisan Problem Solvers. news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

Nebraska independent Senate candidate Dan Osborn has made rail policy a key topic in his fight to unseat Republican Sen. Pete Ricketts in a state whose economy largely depends on railroads and their customers. news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

Black voters — especially in southern states — are casting early ballots at a pace well ahead of previous midterm elections, giving Democrats a reservoir of likely support a week before Election Day. news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

Cigna Among Insurers Pressed by Democrats on Obamacare Removal news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

House Speaker Mike Johnson will campaign with vulnerable Rep. Mike Lawler Tuesday where they plan to address mailings that appear to come from a right-leaning group that Lawler’s campaign says made false claims about his position on immigration. news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

Keisha Lance Bottoms, the Democratic candidate for Georgia governor, called for a strong turnout in next week’s election, predicting it would help sweep her to victory in a tight race against Republican Rick Jackson. news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

Sherrod Brown’s potential victory in his Ohio Senate race and Rep. Sean Casten’s bid for the top Democratic slot on the House’s banking panel are forcing the crypto industry to prepare for some of their toughest critics in new roles next Congress. news.bloomberglaw.com/bankin…

President Donald Trump vowed to appeal a federal judge’s order to restrict his sweeping plan to transform a municipal golf course in Washington into a championship course. news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

Republicans began the 2026 midterm election cycle with the Senate map as one of their biggest advantages. It hasn’t turned out that way. news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…