The Washington Inquisitor
Midterms 2026
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House party committees spent $57 million on coordinated ads in two weeks, most of it in 20 districts
The DCCC and NRCC each reported about $28 million in coordinated spending from Oct. 1 to 14, the first pre-general filings since the Supreme Court lifted party coordination caps. An Inquisitor analysis…
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Order curbing DHS voter-eligibility sweeps in nine states set to take effect today
A preliminary injunction in California Nurses Association v. Mullin bars DHS elections-related field operations likely to involve U.S. citizens in nine states through Election Day. A stay expires at 5 p.m. Friday.
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Senate Democrats borrowed $15 million and outspent Republicans 3 to 1 on coordinated ads in early October, filings show
Pre-general FEC reports show the DSCC drew $15 million on a bank line of credit and spent $16.1 million in coordination with Senate candidates Oct. 1-14, led by $4.8 million for Sherrod…
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Arlington sues to keep armed federal agents away from polling places
The Arlington County Board asks a federal court in Alexandria to bar armed ICE and FBI agents from polling places, early voting sites and drop boxes, citing an 1865 ban on armed…
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Prosecute noncitizen voters case by case. Don’t set aside ballots by list
Opinion: The Justice Department’s 28 California cases are how election law should be enforced. Its demand to set aside ballots from a 20,000-name list is not. A Los Angeles County sample turned…