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Welcome to the Thursday, July 9, 2026, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Voters to decide at least three ballot measures on abortion this year, following record number in 2024 This year, voters will decide three ballot measures on abortion policy, following a record 11 such…

Welcome to the Wednesday, July 8, 2026, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: 97% of Trump-endorsed candidates won primaries this election cycle Candidates who Donald Trump (R) endorsed in 2026 primaries have won 220 of 227 (97%) of their races so far — one percentage point…

Welcome to the Tuesday, July 7, 2026, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Recalls hit a record high this year, in part due to data center recall efforts The number of recall efforts hit a record high in the first half of this year, driven in…

Welcome to the Monday, July 6, 2026, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Since 2016, nine former U.S. representatives have run in Florida — four of them are running this year Twenty-two former members of the U.S. House of Representatives — 13 Democrats and nine Republicans…

Welcome to the Friday, July 3, 2026, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Celebrate America all year long with Ballotpedia’s Blueprints of Democracy In a July 3 letter to his wife, Abigail, John Adams wrote that the day the Continental Congress voted to approve America’s Declaration…

Welcome to the Thursday, July 2, 2026, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: U.S. Supreme Court rules 6-3 for presidential removal of independent agency commissioner On June 29, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6–3 in the case of Trump v. Slaughter that the president may remove…

Welcome to the Wednesday, July 1, 2026, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: U.S. Supreme Court upholds legality of Mississippi's absentee ballot return law  On June 29, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in Watson v. Republican National Committee that federal law does not preempt a…

Welcome to the Tuesday, June 30, 2026, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: This year’s criminal justice ballot measures continue trend toward increasing criminal penalties and bail restrictions Every criminal justice ballot measure since 2022 has moved towards more punitive policies, including six this year that…

Welcome to the Monday, June 29, 2026, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: U.S. House campaign committees are targeting a combined 74 districts this election cycle The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) and the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) are targeting a combined 74 congressional districts…

Welcome to the Friday, June 26, 2026, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: The average state constitution has been amended 130 times State constitutions are amended far more than the U.S. Constitution — 130 times on average. Louisiana has had 11 state constitutions, more than any…