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2026 Voting Checklist: Check Registration, Mail-Ballot Rules and Ballot Status

by Call Your Senate | Oct 1, 2026 | Constitution & Government, Government & Policy

Quick answer: Before the November 3, 2026 general election, check your registration through your state election office, confirm the deadlines and rules for the way you plan to vote, and use your election office’s ballot-status tool if you vote by mail. There is no...

Who Counts in the 2030 Census? What the Proposed Rule Could Change

by Call Your Senate | Sep 29, 2026 | Constitution & Government, Government & Policy

Quick answer: The Census Bureau proposed new rules on September 10, 2026, that would change who is included in the 2030 count used to allocate U.S. House seats. Under the proposed text, foreign citizens would be included in the apportionment count only if they are...

2026 Voting Checklist: Check Registration, Mail-Ballot Rules and Ballot Status

by Call Your Senate | Sep 28, 2026 | Current Administration, Government & Policy

Quick answer: Before the November 3, 2026 general election, check your registration through your state election office, confirm the deadlines and rules for the way you plan to vote, and use your election office’s ballot-status tool if you vote by mail. There is no...

760,000 People Removed From ACA Marketplace Coverage: What to Check Now

by Call Your Senate | Sep 28, 2026 | Current Administration, Government & Policy

Quick answer: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services says it canceled approximately 315,000 Affordable Care Act Marketplace enrollments covering more than 760,000 people on August 31, 2026, after CMS and participating insurers confirmed the enrollments were...

Senate Rejects Iran War Powers Resolution 49–50: What the Vote Means

by Call Your Senate | Sep 28, 2026 | Constitution & Government, Government & Policy

Quick answer: The U.S. Senate rejected H. Con. Res. 89 on September 24, 2026, by a 49–50 vote. The resolution would have directed the president to remove U.S. forces from hostilities with Iran under the War Powers Resolution. Because it failed, U.S. military policy...

Why the U.S. Is at War With Iran: Timeline, Causes and the Economic Cost

by Call Your Senate | Sep 16, 2026 | Current Administration, Government & Policy

The war involving the United States, Israel and Iran is no longer confined to missile strikes, military bases or Iranian nuclear facilities. Its effects now stretch across the Persian Gulf, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, the Red Sea and two of the most important shipping routes...