Now on iPhone and Android
Politics, in terms of your actual life
Civilian follows the bills, votes, and money that change what you pay and what you're owed — then tells you, in plain English, what it means for your household. Free on iOS and Android.
Free to download. Works anywhere in the United States.
What Civilian is tracking right now
Live stories, each assembled from every outlet covering the same event — so you can see the spread instead of one newsroom’s framing.
What you get
What it means for you, not for pundits
Civilian knows your state, county, and district. When a bill moves, it explains the effect on your household — not the horse race.
Your representatives, and how they actually voted
Every federal member's voting record, their donors, and the bills they are moving right now. Follow them and hear about it when they vote.
Bills in plain English
Legislation summarized from the official text — never invented, always traceable back to the source document.
Your ballot, before you're standing in front of it
Races, candidates, and measures for your address, with a shareable ballot you can bring with you.
A daily briefing that reads like a person wrote it
One short email each morning covering what changed and why it matters where you live. Ask it follow-up questions in the app.
Coverage you can audit
Each story shows which outlets covered it and where they diverged, so you can see the spread rather than one outlet's framing.
Look something up right now
No account needed. Every official and every bill Civilian tracks has a page on the web.