Back to School: What to Know About Cell Phone Bans in K–12

Mobile phones are locked into ‘Yondr’ pouches before people enter an exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum on Nov. 22, 2019, in New York City. Yondr creates phone-free spaces for artists, educators, organizations and individuals. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images The majority of U.S. K-12 students have already returned to the classroom or will soon do

Texas Senate passes contentious GOP redistricting bill

The Texas Senate has passed a controversial GOP redistricting bill that triggered a weekslong standoff in the House, sending it to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk for approval. The Republican-backed proposal, which cleared the House in an 88-52 party-line vote on Wednesday, aims to redraw the state’s congressional map and create five new GOP-leaning districts. The

Florida Appeals Judge’s Ruling Against Expansion of ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis during a news conference in Tampa, Fla., on Aug. 12, 2025. Chris O’Meara/AP Photo Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s administration on Aug. 22 appealed a ruling made by a federal judge halting the expansion of the “Alligator Alcatraz” illegal immigrant detention center in the Everglades. The appeal follows U.S. Judge Kathleen Williams’s ruling