The exploratory committee for Kansas independent Greg Orman announced Wednesday that he raised over $450,000 ($452,931 to be exact) in 26 days -- exclusively from individual contributors.

The US House passed a long-term extension to Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Wednesday. In immediate response, US Sens. Ron Wyden and Rand Paul threatened to filibuster.

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https://twitter.com/RandPaul/status/951495411981803520

Vermont is poised to become the 30th U.S. state to legalize marijuana for medical or recreational consumption, and the first state to legalize adults’ possession and limited cultivation of marijuana through an act of the legislature, rather than by popular ballot proposition.

A bill that would make marijuana legal for adults in Vermont received final approval Wednesday from the Vermont Senate and will soon make its way to the desk of Gov. Phil Scott, who vetoed a similar bill in 2017.

DNC lawsuit lawyers Jared and Elizabeth Beck announced on social media Wednesday that the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has found sufficient jurisdiction to continue the class action lawsuit against the DNC and former DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz.

https://twitter.com/dncfraudlawsuit/status/951180757883674624

Update: It's being reported that Congressman Issa could fill the void left by Congressman Duncan Hunter Jr. in the 50th Congressional District, should a grand jury file criminal charges against Hunter. Issa serves the 49th district, which neighbors the 50th. A Congressman can switch districts as long as they live in the state where that district resides.

Floridians have never been closer to putting an open primaries referendum on the 2018 ballot than we are today.

A proposal to amend our primary system was submitted by Commissioner Bill Schifino of the Florida Constitutional Commission (CRC). Schifino’s open primary proposal is now one of six being considered by the full Commission, out of more than 2000 original proposals.

News broke Tuesday that a panel of federal judges struck down North Carolina's congressional map, ruling that it constituted an illegal gerrymander.

Dear Oprah,

I watched you at the Golden Globes on Sunday night. Congratulations! You looked beautiful, and it must have been great to feel all the love in the room.

Now the talk is all about you running for president.  It seems a lot of people would like you to run, must be another sign that so many are sick of politicians. After all, that’s part of why Donald Trump won the election last year.

He'd had enough of a stifling two-party system and suddenly the mayoral seat in the city of Phoenix opened up? So Nick Sarwark you threw is hat in the ring.

He's a Libertarian with plenty to say about the uphill climb for third parties in America. I caught up with Nick as he made his way across the Grand Canyon state fighting to get in front of the Republicans and Democrats.

Independent candidate Nick Thomas is optimistic about his chances in Colorado's 2nd Congressional District, and the timing of his candidacy may be just right.