Supreme Court allows Texas GOP to use new redistricted map for now

Washington — The Supreme Court on Thursday restored for now Texas’ newly redrawn congressional map that could give Republicans five additional House seats, after a lower court found that some of the new voting lines were racially discriminatory. The decision said the Supreme Court “has repeatedly emphasized that lower federal courts should ordinarily not alter

Grand jury refuses to re-indict Letitia James

Federal grand jurors declined to indict New York Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday, a U.S. official said, marking another blow to the government’s case after a judge tossed out the Justice Department’s bank fraud charges against the Trump foe last week. The grand jury in Norfolk, Virginia, voted down an indictment after it was presented

Florida Lawmakers Hold First Committee Meeting on Redistricting

The Florida Historic Capitol sits near the 22-story New Capitol building, which together are part of the Capitol Complex in Tallahassee, Fla., on July 26, 2023. Joe Raedle/Getty Images Florida’s Select House Committee on Congressional Redistricting held its first meeting on Dec. 4 for what chairman Rep. Mike Redondo called a “listening and learning session”

7 Ukrainian Children Reunited With Their Families: First Lady

First Lady Melania Trump speaks in Jacksonville, North Carolina, on Nov. 19, 2025. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images Seven children impacted by the war between Russia and Ukraine have been reunited with their families in Ukraine, U.S. First Lady Melania Trump announced on Dec. 4. “My dedication to guaranteeing the safe return of children to their