
Appeals court weighs Trump-backed Missouri congressional map despite Supreme Court block
Read full article: Appeals court weighs Trump-backed Missouri congressional map despite Supreme Court blockA federal appeals court panel is considering an attempt to revive Missouri congressional districts backed by Donald Trump.

The fight over congressional maps put nearly 35 million people into new House districts, report says
Read full article: The fight over congressional maps put nearly 35 million people into new House districts, report saysA new report reveals that mid-decade redistricting for the U.S. House has changed congressional districts for one-tenth of Americans.

Black Caucus launches effort to boost voting among Black, rural and young voters in midterms
Read full article: Black Caucus launches effort to boost voting among Black, rural and young voters in midtermsThe Congressional Black Caucus Institute is launching a multimillion-dollar campaign to engage lower-propensity voters in key districts before the midterm elections.

Lawmakers ask Army to explain why it told a military unit to stop specializing in drone warfare
Read full article: Lawmakers ask Army to explain why it told a military unit to stop specializing in drone warfareA bipartisan group of lawmakers is pressing the U.S. Army to explain why it told a unit based in Europe to stop specializing in drone warfare.

Dr. Anthony Fauci declines request to appear before a second Senate panel after GOP contempt vote
Read full article: Dr. Anthony Fauci declines request to appear before a second Senate panel after GOP contempt voteDr. Anthony Fauci has declined a request to appear voluntarily before a second Senate panel.

Judge criticizes the Justice Department as he dismisses Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy case
Read full article: Judge criticizes the Justice Department as he dismisses Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy caseA federal judge is decrying efforts to rewrite the history of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol as he reluctantly dismissed the seditious conspiracy case against members of the far-right Oath Keepers extremist group at the administration’s request.

Missouri election chief rejects bid to hold public vote on Trump-backed congressional districts
Read full article: Missouri election chief rejects bid to hold public vote on Trump-backed congressional districtsMissouri’s top election official has rejected a petition for a statewide referendum on new congressional districts backed by President Donald Trump.

Missouri proposal would create nation's toughest standard for citizen-led constitutional amendments
Read full article: Missouri proposal would create nation's toughest standard for citizen-led constitutional amendmentsMissouri voters are deciding on a measure that could make it much harder to amend the state constitution.

Federal judges allow new Tennessee congressional map that splits majority-Black district in Memphis
Read full article: Federal judges allow new Tennessee congressional map that splits majority-Black district in MemphisA federal judicial panel has allowed a new Tennessee congressional map that splits apart a majority-Black district in Memphis.

Senate committee postpones vote on whether to advance CDC director nominee
Read full article: Senate committee postpones vote on whether to advance CDC director nomineeThe Senate health committee has delayed a vote planned for Thursday on whether to advance the nomination of Dr. Erica Schwartz to lead the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Wisconsin Supreme Court refuses to release voter records sought by conservative activist
Read full article: Wisconsin Supreme Court refuses to release voter records sought by conservative activistThe Wisconsin Supreme Court has rejected an attempt by a conservative activist to obtain guardianship records in an effort to find ineligible voters in the presidential battleground state.

Attorney General Carr wins $1M restitution; MV Realty barred from doing business in Georgia
Read full article: Attorney General Carr wins $1M restitution; MV Realty barred from doing business in GeorgiaAttorney General Chris Carr has won a consent judgment that bars MV Realty from doing business in Georgia and prohibits the company from collecting any more money from state consumers, the attorney general’s office said.

Challengers score victories in lawsuit against Arkansas' restrictions on citizen ballot initiatives
Read full article: Challengers score victories in lawsuit against Arkansas' restrictions on citizen ballot initiativesA federal judge in Arkansas is throwing out some state laws that put extra restrictions on efforts to gather signatures for ballot initiatives.

Board offers $3B settlement to restructure Puerto Rico power company debt
Read full article: Board offers $3B settlement to restructure Puerto Rico power company debtA federal control board that oversees Puerto Rico’s finances says it has offered a $3 billion settlement to bondholders in a new push to finally restructure more than $10 billion in debt held by the U.S. territory’s power company.

Top Justice Department officials can remain part of prosecution of press gala attack, judge rules
Read full article: Top Justice Department officials can remain part of prosecution of press gala attack, judge rulesA federal judge has denied a request to disqualify top Justice Department officials from supervising the prosecution of the man charged with trying to kill President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner.

Emboldened Senate Democrats block even bipartisan bills in hardball approach to counter Trump
Read full article: Emboldened Senate Democrats block even bipartisan bills in hardball approach to counter TrumpThe decision by Senate Democrats to let a key surveillance authority lapse comes as they're increasingly emboldened in their legislative fights against President Donald Trump.

Citing 'critical issues,' SEC, Big Ten withhold support for bipartisan college sports bill
Read full article: Citing 'critical issues,' SEC, Big Ten withhold support for bipartisan college sports billThe two biggest conferences in college sports say they do not support the current version of a bipartisan bill designed to regulate an industry struggling for answers in a quickly changing era in which some players make millions.

Capitol rioters clamor for payouts from Trump's new 'anti-weaponization' fund despite backlash
Read full article: Capitol rioters clamor for payouts from Trump's new 'anti-weaponization' fund despite backlashMany of the convicted rioters who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, are clamoring for payouts from the nearly $1.8 billion settlement that the Trump administration has set up for people claiming to be victims of a weaponized government.

Puerto Rico governor announces emergency to fight worsening coastal erosion
Read full article: Puerto Rico governor announces emergency to fight worsening coastal erosionPuerto Rico’s governor has announced a state of emergency following critical coastal erosion along the U.S. territory’s north coast.

Senators from both parties push Hegseth for action on Ukraine aid
Read full article: Senators from both parties push Hegseth for action on Ukraine aidA bipartisan group of senators is pushing back on delays by the Department of Defense in sending roughly $600 million in security aid to Ukraine and other allies in eastern Europe.

Puerto Rico governor promises to alleviate power and water shortages
Read full article: Puerto Rico governor promises to alleviate power and water shortagesPuerto Rico Gov. Jenniffer González is pledging to boost the amount of electric energy available to power the U.S. territory as chronic outages persist.

Two men charged with creating AI-generated porn under new law targeting 'deepfakes'
Read full article: Two men charged with creating AI-generated porn under new law targeting 'deepfakes'Federal prosecutors have charged two men with using AI to create nude videos and photos under a new law targeting deepfake pornography.

Congress approves short-term extension of divisive US surveillance program hours before expiration
Read full article: Congress approves short-term extension of divisive US surveillance program hours before expirationCongress gave approval to a short-term extension of a key U.S. surveillance program as they continue to work toward a long-term deal.

Supreme Court ruling will reshape American politics. The only question is when
Read full article: Supreme Court ruling will reshape American politics. The only question is whenThe U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority has handed Republicans their biggest victory yet in the battle to control the House of Representatives and statehouses across the country.

House approves bill to extend divisive US surveillance program, but path forward uncertain
Read full article: House approves bill to extend divisive US surveillance program, but path forward uncertainThe Republican-controlled House gave approval to a three-year extension of a key U.S. surveillance program after weeks of infighting.

Man who swiped Noem's purse in a DC restaurant is sentenced to 3 years in prison
Read full article: Man who swiped Noem's purse in a DC restaurant is sentenced to 3 years in prisonA man who stole a purse from then-Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem while she dined at a restaurant under the protection of Secret Service agents has been sentenced to three years in prison for a string of thefts in the nation’s capital.

Senate extends surveillance powers until April 30 after chaotic votes in House
Read full article: Senate extends surveillance powers until April 30 after chaotic votes in HouseCongress has approved a short-term renewal of a controversial surveillance program used by U.S. spy agencies just days before it was set to expire.

A vaccine standoff and other key moments from RFK Jr.'s first congressional hearing in months
Read full article: A vaccine standoff and other key moments from RFK Jr.'s first congressional hearing in monthsHealth Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defended a more than 12% proposed cut to his department's budget and dodged arrows from angry Democrats as he kicked off an expected sprint of seven hearings in Congress over the next seven days.

US faces demand to restore $350M in federal funding to help power Puerto Rico
Read full article: US faces demand to restore $350M in federal funding to help power Puerto RicoNearly 200 organizations are urging the Trump administration and Puerto Rico’s governor to restore $350 million in federal funding that was meant to finance the installation of rooftop solar and battery systems for 12,000 low-income families across the U.S. territory.

Melania Trump pushes for updating a foster care program during a rare visit to Capitol Hill
Read full article: Melania Trump pushes for updating a foster care program during a rare visit to Capitol HillMelania Trump has made a rare appearance on Capitol Hill to urge Congress to pass a series of bills to update a nearly 30-year-old federal foster care program.

Well-timed bets on Polymarket tied to the Iran war draw calls for investigations from lawmakers
Read full article: Well-timed bets on Polymarket tied to the Iran war draw calls for investigations from lawmakersCalls are increasing inside Congress for investigations into the prediction market platform Polymarket.

'We got our butts kicked': Republicans reckon with Democratic success ahead of the midterms
Read full article: 'We got our butts kicked': Republicans reckon with Democratic success ahead of the midtermsRepublicans have had some setbacks this election year, with recent Democratic wins Wisconsin and Georgia.

Mississippi lawmakers send bill that criminalizes abortion-inducing medication to governor
Read full article: Mississippi lawmakers send bill that criminalizes abortion-inducing medication to governorMississippi lawmakers have passed a bill that could imprison people for up to 10 years for distributing abortion-inducing medication.

Trump isn't immune from civil claims his Jan. 6 rally speech incited riot, judge says
Read full article: Trump isn't immune from civil claims his Jan. 6 rally speech incited riot, judge saysA federal judge has ruled that President Donald Trump isn’t immune from civil claims that he incited a mob of his supporters to attack the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Arkansas' primary runoff elections
Read full article: AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Arkansas' primary runoff electionsTwo Arkansas Republicans with competing visions on how best to implement President Donald Trump’s agenda to overhaul elections and voting will vie for their party’s nomination for the state’s top elections job on Tuesday.

Missouri court says new Trump-backed US House districts are in effect ahead of midterm elections
Read full article: Missouri court says new Trump-backed US House districts are in effect ahead of midterm electionsA Missouri judge has allowed the use of new U.S. House districts backed by President Donald Trump.

Missouri court upholds mid-decade congressional redistricting backed by Trump
Read full article: Missouri court upholds mid-decade congressional redistricting backed by TrumpA Missouri court has upheld a mid-decade redistricting plan that gives Republicans a chance to win an additional congressional seat in this year’s midterm elections.

Missouri judge strikes ballot summary for Trump-backed congressional redistricting plan
Read full article: Missouri judge strikes ballot summary for Trump-backed congressional redistricting planA Missouri judge has struck down the ballot summary for a potential referendum on a congressional redistricting plan backed by President Donald Trump.

Judge rules US government overreached with transgender health care declaration
Read full article: Judge rules US government overreached with transgender health care declarationA federal judge has ruled that the government overreached when it declared certain types of gender-affirming care unsafe for young people.

What Americans are giving up to afford ACA health insurance, according to a new poll
Read full article: What Americans are giving up to afford ACA health insurance, according to a new pollA new KFF survey shows many Americans who had Affordable Care Act marketplace health insurance last year are struggling with high health costs.

Trump's pick for DHS secretary leaves US Senate vacancy in deep-red Oklahoma
Read full article: Trump's pick for DHS secretary leaves US Senate vacancy in deep-red OklahomaPresident Trump's plan to nominate U.S. Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma as Homeland Security secretary will leave an unexpected Senate vacancy in deep-red Oklahoma.

Man pleads guilty to bringing explosives to a DC church marking the start of a Supreme Court term
Read full article: Man pleads guilty to bringing explosives to a DC church marking the start of a Supreme Court termA New Jersey man has pleaded guilty to charges that he brought dozens of homemade explosive devices to a Washington, D.C., church that was preparing for an annual Mass celebrating the start of the Supreme Court’s term.

After Supreme Court rebuke, Democrats call for government to refund billions in Trump tariff money
Read full article: After Supreme Court rebuke, Democrats call for government to refund billions in Trump tariff moneySenate Democrats are unveiling a bill to have the government refund about $175 billion in Trump-era tariff money after the Supreme Court ruled that President Donald Trump's emergency tariffs were illegal.

Wisconsin poised to leave Arkansas as only state without expanded Medicaid for new moms
Read full article: Wisconsin poised to leave Arkansas as only state without expanded Medicaid for new momsWisconsin Republicans who long blocked a bipartisan measure to expand postpartum Medicaid coverage plan to pass the measure following pressure from Democrats.

Puerto Rico governor signs law to recognize fetus as human being as critics warn of consequences
Read full article: Puerto Rico governor signs law to recognize fetus as human being as critics warn of consequencesPuerto Rico’s governor has signed a bill that amends a law to recognize a fetus as a human being.

PFLAG, Equality Florida call for Tallahassee rally to oppose bills targeting LGBTQ youth
Read full article: PFLAG, Equality Florida call for Tallahassee rally to oppose bills targeting LGBTQ youthPFLAG and Equality Florida are urging parents, families and allies to travel to the state Capitol next week to oppose several measures they say would harm LGBTQ+ youth and families.

Ghislaine Maxwell appeals for clemency from Trump as she declines to answer questions from lawmakers
Read full article: Ghislaine Maxwell appeals for clemency from Trump as she declines to answer questions from lawmakersHouse lawmakers have tried to interview Ghislaine Maxwell, but the former girlfriend and confidant of Jeffrey Epstein invoked her Fifth Amendment rights to avoid answering questions that would be incriminating.

Judge strikes down old Arizona abortion restrictions that clash with voter-backed guarantees
Read full article: Judge strikes down old Arizona abortion restrictions that clash with voter-backed guaranteesA judge has ruled that Arizona must stop enforcing abortion restrictions that predate and contradict a 2024 voter-approved constitutional amendment guaranteeing abortion rights.

Florida lawmakers advance ‘school guardian’ bill to arm college, university faculty during school shootings
Read full article: Florida lawmakers advance ‘school guardian’ bill to arm college, university faculty during school shootingsAn effort to expand the armed “school guardian” program to colleges and universities, following a deadly on-campus shooting near the Capitol last year, took another step forward in the House Tuesday.

Senate passes Trump-backed government funding deal, sending to House
Read full article: Senate passes Trump-backed government funding deal, sending to HouseThe Senate has voted to fund most of the government through the end of September while carving out a temporary extension for Homeland Security funding, giving Congress two weeks to debate new restrictions on federal immigration raids across the country.

More 'No Kings' protests planned for March 28 as outrage spreads over Minneapolis deaths
Read full article: More 'No Kings' protests planned for March 28 as outrage spreads over Minneapolis deathsOrganizers are planning what they anticipate will be the largest "No Kings" protests yet, targeting what they call authoritarianism under President Donald Trump.

Judge tosses lines of NYC’s only Republican House seat, as state enters redistricting wars
Read full article: Judge tosses lines of NYC’s only Republican House seat, as state enters redistricting warsA judge has thrown out the boundaries of New York City's only Republican congressional seat, ordering a redrawing due to unconstitutional vote dilution of Black and Hispanic residents.

How abortion coverage threatens to prevent a congressional deal on health care subsidies
Read full article: How abortion coverage threatens to prevent a congressional deal on health care subsidiesThere's broad bipartisan support in Congress for reviving federal health care subsidies that expired at the beginning of the year.

Ex-Sen. Kyrsten Sinema sued for allegedly breaking up bodyguard's marriage
Read full article: Ex-Sen. Kyrsten Sinema sued for allegedly breaking up bodyguard's marriageFormer U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema allegedly had a romantic relationship with a member of her security detail, leading to the breakup of his marriage.

House easily passes spending package as lawmakers work to avoid another shutdown
Read full article: House easily passes spending package as lawmakers work to avoid another shutdownThe House has passed a bipartisan package of three spending bills that would fund parts of the federal government through September.

Trump tries to rally House GOP but meanders along the way as the party's majority narrows
Read full article: Trump tries to rally House GOP but meanders along the way as the party's majority narrowsPresident Donald Trump insists Republicans have “so many good nuggets” to campaign on as they try to hold their slim House majority.

US military says 2 strikes on alleged drug boats kill 5 in eastern Pacific
Read full article: US military says 2 strikes on alleged drug boats kill 5 in eastern PacificThe U.S. military says that it conducted two more strikes Thursday against boats it said were smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing five people.

Rubio hits 2 more International Criminal Court judges with sanctions over Israel prosecutions
Read full article: Rubio hits 2 more International Criminal Court judges with sanctions over Israel prosecutionsPresident Donald Trump's administration has imposed sanctions on two more International Criminal Court judges over their role in investigating Israeli officials for possible war crimes.

US Capitol unveils statue of teen civil rights icon Barbara Rose Johns, taking Robert E. Lee's spot
Read full article: US Capitol unveils statue of teen civil rights icon Barbara Rose Johns, taking Robert E. Lee's spotThe U.S. Capitol has begun displaying a statue of a teenaged Barbara Rose Johns as she protested poor conditions at her segregated Virginia high school.

The US gained 64,000 jobs in November but lost 105,000 in October; unemployment rate at 4.6%
Read full article: The US gained 64,000 jobs in November but lost 105,000 in October; unemployment rate at 4.6%The United States gained a decent 64,000 jobs in November but lost 105,000 in October as federal workers departed after cutbacks by the Trump administration, the government said in delayed reports.

Calibri font becomes the latest DEI target as Rubio orders return to Times New Roman
Read full article: Calibri font becomes the latest DEI target as Rubio orders return to Times New RomanSecretary of State Marco Rubio has ordered diplomatic correspondence to stop using the Calibri font and return to the more traditional Times New Roman.

Affordable Care Act enrollment is slightly ahead of last year so far, despite expiring subsidies
Read full article: Affordable Care Act enrollment is slightly ahead of last year so far, despite expiring subsidiesInitial new federal data shows the number of Americans signing up for Affordable Care Act health insurance for 2026 is moderately higher than it was at a similar time last year.

Trump administration plays up pipe bomb suspect's arrest. Jan. 6 violence goes unmentioned
Read full article: Trump administration plays up pipe bomb suspect's arrest. Jan. 6 violence goes unmentionedTop law enforcement officials in the Trump administration had a clear message when they announced the arrest of a man charged with placing pipe bombs outside political party headquarters in Washington on Jan. 5, 2021.

Court decision calling for end to National Guard deployment in DC paused by appeals court
Read full article: Court decision calling for end to National Guard deployment in DC paused by appeals courtA U.S. District Court decision to end the deployment of National Guard members to Washington, D.C., is on hold.

Wisconsin Supreme Court to decide whether local jails can hold immigrants for ICE
Read full article: Wisconsin Supreme Court to decide whether local jails can hold immigrants for ICEA divided Wisconsin Supreme Court has agreed to take a case brought by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of an immigrant rights group.

Refugee groups worry about backlash after shooting of National Guard soldiers in DC
Read full article: Refugee groups worry about backlash after shooting of National Guard soldiers in DCPeople who work with refugees are worried about backlash after authorities say an Afghan national shot National Guard soldiers in Washington, D.C., this week.

US Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida indicted on charges of stealing $5M in disaster funds
Read full article: US Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida indicted on charges of stealing $5M in disaster fundsU.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida has been indicted on charges accusing her of stealing federal disaster funds and using the money to aid her 2021 campaign, the Justice Department said Wednesday.

U.S. employers added surprisingly solid 119,000 jobs in September, government says in delayed report
Read full article: U.S. employers added surprisingly solid 119,000 jobs in September, government says in delayed reportU.S. employers added a suprisingly solid 119,000 jobs in September, the government said, issuing a key economic report that had been delayed seven weeks by the federal government shutdown.

Labor Department won't release full October jobs report, a casualty of the 43-day federal shutdown
Read full article: Labor Department won't release full October jobs report, a casualty of the 43-day federal shutdownThe Labor Department said Wednesday that it will not be releasing a full jobs report for October because the 43-day federal government shutdown meant it couldn’t calculate the unemployment rate and some other key numbers.

‘Science is not there’: Conservationists hold rally outside Florida Capitol pushing for state to stop December bear hunt
Read full article: ‘Science is not there’: Conservationists hold rally outside Florida Capitol pushing for state to stop December bear huntOpponents of Florida’s first black bear hunt in a decade rallied Monday at the Capitol amid efforts to prevent bears from being killed next month in four areas of the state.

Trump pardons Jan. 6 defendant for separate gun offense, releasing him from prison
Read full article: Trump pardons Jan. 6 defendant for separate gun offense, releasing him from prisonPresident Donald Trump has pardoned a Jan. 6 defendant who had remained behind bars despite the sweeping grant of clemency for U.S. Capitol rioters because of a separate conviction for illegally possessing firearms.

Democratic electoral wins re-energize protesters at an anti-Trump rally in nation's capital
Read full article: Democratic electoral wins re-energize protesters at an anti-Trump rally in nation's capitalProtesters at an anti-Trump demonstration in Washington, D.C., were re-energized following significant Democratic victories in elections this week.

Justice Department strips Jan. 6 references from court paper and punishes prosecutors who filed it
Read full article: Justice Department strips Jan. 6 references from court paper and punishes prosecutors who filed itThe Justice Department has stripped references to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack from court papers and punished two federal prosecutors who filed the document seeking prison time at sentencing Thursday for a man arrested with guns and ammunition near former President Barack Obama's home.

Flight disruptions continue as air traffic controllers brace for their first full missing paychecks
Read full article: Flight disruptions continue as air traffic controllers brace for their first full missing paychecksA shortage of air traffic controllers has caused more flight disruptions at airports across the country.

Lawsuit challenges the boundaries of the only GOP-held congressional district in New York City
Read full article: Lawsuit challenges the boundaries of the only GOP-held congressional district in New York CityA lawsuit is seeking to redraw the lines of a Republican-controlled congressional district in New York state.

Debt problems that dogged Sen. Jim Justice as West Virginia's governor continue to nip at his heels
Read full article: Debt problems that dogged Sen. Jim Justice as West Virginia's governor continue to nip at his heelsA trail of debts that persisted during Jim Justice’s time as West Virginia’s governor has followed him to the U.S. Senate.
























