DeSantis Unveils New Florida Congressional Map That Could Add 4 GOP Seats

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis during a news conference in Tampa, Fla., on Aug. 12, 2025. Chris O’Meara/AP Photo Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis unveiled on April 27 a new congressional map of the Sunshine State that would add four districts favorable for Republicans. Were the map to become reality, it would apply to the 2026 midterms.

LIVE NOW: House Rules Committee Holds Meeting on 2026 Farm Bill, FISA Reform, and More

The House Rules Committee meets at 1 p.m. ET on April 27 to cover a high-stakes legislative slate, including the five-year Farm Bill and major reforms to government surveillance. Key Legislation on the Docket: H.R. 7567 – Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026: A massive five-year reauthoriz… Original News Source Link – Epoch

The security apparatus at the “Hinckley” Hilton where correspondents’ dinner is held

Timothy Reboulet never calls it the Washington Hilton. Nobody in his former line of work ever does. “Within the agency,” the former Secret Service agent says, “we refer to it as the ‘Hinckley’ Hilton.” That’s because on March 30, 1981 — just steps outside the hotel — John Hinckley Jr. opened fire on then-President Ronald

California billionaire tax secures enough signatures to make ballot

Proponents of a proposal to tax California billionaires say they have obtained enough signatures for the measure to appear on the November ballot.  The measure, proposed by Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West (SEIU-UHW), a union representing more than 120,000 California health care workers, would impose a one-time 5% tax on Californians with net