California lawmakers approve Newsom-backed redistricting plan

The California Legislature on Thursday approved Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom’s contentious redistricting plan, sending it to Newsom’s desk for an expected signature as state Democrats sought to move quickly to counter a Trump-backed effort to add to the GOP’s House majority by redrawing Texas’ congressional maps. The new map would shift five of California’s Republican

Supreme Court clears way for cancellation of NIH grants tied to diversity, gender

Washington — The Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the way for the Trump administration to proceed with the cancellation of National Institutes of Health research grants tied to issues like gender identity and diversity, equity and inclusion. In a 5-4 decision, in which Justice Amy Coney Barrett sided in part with the majority, and Chief

Trump hands out burgers and pizza to federal law enforcement amid D.C. police surge

Washington — President Trump addressed a crowd of federal law enforcement officers in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, amid an anti-crime initiative that has swamped the capital with police and National Guard members. The president visited a U.S. Park Police facility in Southeast D.C., where he thanked federal agents and handed out hamburgers that he said