California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a news conference with Texas lawmakers at the Governor’s Mansion in Sacramento, Calif., on July 25, 2025. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images California Republican lawmakers filed a lawsuit on Aug. 18 to block a Democrat-backed redistricting plan. Championed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, the plan aims to shift five U.S. congressional seats
A federal district court in Texas temporarily blocked a new state law on Wednesday that would have required public schools to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom. U.S. District Court Judge Fred Biery issued a preliminary injunction in Rabbi Nathan v. Alamo Heights Independent School District, ruling that Texas Senate Bill 10, set to
President Trump called on Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook to resign on Wednesday after one of his administration’s officials alleged she had engaged in mortgage fraud and urged an investigation. Bill Pulte, who Mr. Trump appointed as director of the U.S. Federal Housing Finance Agency in March, made the allegations on X, claiming Cook committed
Lisa Cook, of Michigan, nominated to be a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, speaks before a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 3, 2022. Ken Cedeno/Reuters President Donald Trump urged Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook to resign following allegations
Law enforcement officials in Washington, D.C., have arrested more than 550 individuals since Aug. 7, when President Donald Trump's crime crackdown began ahead of him federalizing the city.
The Texas Capitol on the first day of the 87th Legislature’s third special session in Austin, Texas, on Sept. 20, 2021. Tamir Kalifa/Getty Images The Texas House is scheduled to vote on Aug. 20 on a newly drawn congressional map that would give Republicans five extra seats. The Texas Senate passed the map on Aug. 13.
State Rep. Matt Morgan (R-Texas) holds a map of the new proposed congressional districts in Texas, during a legislative session as Democratic lawmakers, who left the state to deny Republicans the opportunity to redraw the state’s 38 congressional districts, begin returning to the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas, on Aug. 20, 2025. Sergio Flores/Reuters