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Analysis· No. 4898

ANALYSIS: Abbott still leads in Texas, but the cushion is gone

Forty-five percent against forty-two . That is the gap measured between outgoing Republican Governor Greg Abbott of Texas and Democratic state representative Gina Hinojosa…

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Analysis· No. 4897

FACT CHECK: What the generic ballot polls actually measure before November

President Trump's approval rating sits at 40.7% in the RealClearPolling average, a net of -17 points , while the Economist/YouGov poll puts it at…

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Analysis· No. 4896

DECODING: A 20% funding cut turns into a 25-state lawsuit against Trump

A coalition of roughly twenty-five state attorneys general , joined by the governors of Kentucky and Pennsylvania , filed suit on July 23, 2026…

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ANALYSIS: New York gives 12 counties until August 25 to cut ties with ICE

New York Attorney General Letitia James sent formal letters on July 28, 2026 to a dozen local governments across the state, ordering them to…

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Analysis· No. 4894

DECODING: 444,000 asylum files, one signature, zero interviews

On Tuesday, July 28, 2026, a new federal rule from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) took effect, allowing asylum officers to skip the…

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Analysis· No. 4889

ANALYSIS: The House bans insider trading by lawmakers, fifteen years too late

On July 22, 2026, the House of Representatives passed the Stop Insider Trading Act by a vote of 232 to 198 , a bill…

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Analysis· No. 4888

DECODING: House kicks the shutdown can to December 4 and calls it a plan

On July 21, 2026, the House of Representatives voted 220 to 205 to extend federal funding until December 4 , a bill its authors…

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Analysis· No. 4887

ANALYSIS: Trump Asks the Supreme Court to Erase an $83.3 Million Verdict

Donald Trump's lawyers have asked the Supreme Court to throw out an $83.3 million defamation verdict awarded to E. Jean Carroll , according to…

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Analysis· No. 4884

FACT CHECK: 33%, the Lowest Supreme Court Approval Gallup Has Ever Measured

Thirty-three percent. That is the approval rating of the U.S. Supreme Court measured by Gallup in a poll published July 28, 2026, a record…

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