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  October 7, 2019: Elizabeth Warren raised $24.6 million in the third quarter of 2019. Mark Sanford and Joe Walsh disagreed on impeachment during an appearance on CNN. There are six new candidates running since last week, including one Republican and one member of the Green Party. In total, 886 individuals are currently filed with the…

Ranked-choice voting round-up: the state of play heading into November On Nov. 5, voters in New York City will decide on a city charter amendment that would, if adopted, establish ranked-choice voting (RCV) for municipal primary and special elections beginning in 2021. If approved, the amendment will make New York the largest city in the nation to use RCV…

Register for tomorrow’s free briefing on upcoming redistricting The official start of the 2020 Census is less than six months away—on April 1, 2020. Upon completion of the census, each state will draft and enact new district maps for the nation’s 435 congressional districts and 7,383 state legislative seats across 99 chambers. We’re holding a…

We #SCOTUS, so you don’t have to Arguments The Supreme Court will hear arguments in five cases this week. Click here to read more about SCOTUS’ current term. In its October 2018 term, SCOTUS heard arguments in 69 cases. Click here to read more about SCOTUS’ previous term. Click the links below to read more…

  Welcome to the Monday, October 7, Brew. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Trump has appointed the third-most federal judges at this point in his presidency in the last 100 years U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit panel upholds net neutrality repeal  Voters in Memphis, Tennessee, approve…

Note: This story concerns a lawsuit following up on the Supreme Court’s 2018 ruling in Janus v. AFSCME. The case that is the subject of this story has the same name but is distinct. On September 20, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit heard oral arguments in Janus…

  Welcome to the Friday, October 4, Brew. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Exploring campaign contributions from public-sector unions Houston school board to elect four members, faces possible replacement by state education commission What’s the Tea? A deep dive into public-sector union spending in 2018 Public-sector unions contributed $159.8…

Every weekday, Ballotpedia tracks the events that matter in the 2020 presidential election. Now, we’re bringing you the highlights from our daily briefings in a weekly format so you can stay up-to-date on the 2020 election with one weekly email. Candidates by the Number   There are four new candidates running since last week, including…

October 4, 2019: Joe Biden raised $15.2 million in the third quarter of 2019. CNN will not air two ads submitted by the Donald Trump campaign. Randy Jones is a Democratic staffer with experience campaigning in West Virginia. Before joining the Yang campaign, Jones worked with the People’s House Project, which describes itself as “dedicated to recruiting…

  Welcome to the Thursday, October 3, Brew. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Juul ends support for San Francisco measure authorizing sale of electronic cigarettes Local Roundup Quiz: What Supreme Court justice wrote the most opinions in the 2018-2019 term? Juul ends support for San Francisco measure authorizing sale…