More Than $15.9 Billion Will Be Spent on 2024 Federal Elections: Report

Adjusted for inflation, this year’s political expenditures will constitute the second most expensive election cycle ever. According to a top watchdog group, the 2024 election cycle is on pace to be the second most expensive event in U.S. political history. On Oct. 8, OpenSecrets, a nonprofit organization dedicated to covering the role of money in

Nebraska Senate race surprise: It’s “more competitive than it should be”

Washington — In a cycle that appears to be exceedingly favorable for Republicans hoping to take control of the Senate, one seat representing a Republican stronghold is facing a surprising challenge this November.  Independent Dan Osborn is running an unexpectedly competitive Senate race in deep-red Nebraska in his bid to unseat two-term Sen. Deb Fischer

Helene-Hit States Making Few Election-Rule Changes in Storm’s Wake

In Florida, Georgia, and Tennessee, voter registration deadlines have expired. South Carolina extended to Oct. 14. North Carolina lawmakers still to discuss. Voter registration deadlines for three of the states hardest hit by Hurricane Helene—Florida, Tennessee, Georgia—have expired while South Carolina’s Oct. 6 voter registration deadline has been extended to Oct. 14 and North Carolina’s