What to Know About Texas’s Redistricting Showdown

Texas state Rep. Gene Wu speaks in front of Democratic lawmakers from Texas during a press conference with Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, after leaving their state to deny Republicans the quorum needed to redraw the state’s 38 congressional districts, in Carol Stream, Ill., on Aug. 3, 2025. Kamil Krzaczynski/Reuters DALLAS—Texas Democrats defied Gov. Greg Abbott’s

DOJ launching grand jury investigation into Russiagate conspiracy allegations

Breaking down Gabbard’s Russia claims Assessing Tulsi Gabbard’s claims on Obama administration’s Russia intel report 05:10 Attorney General Pam Bondi has ordered a grand jury investigation into the intelligence regarding President Trump and Russia in the run-up to the 2016 election. She has directed Justice Department staff to begin legal proceedings and ordered a federal

CBS News analysis: DOGE says it’s cutting costs but claims are exaggerated

The spotlight may have moved off the Department of Government Efficiency since the departure of Elon Musk, but the Trump administration’s DOGE continues to post about cost cutting on its so-called “wall of receipts.” And once again, some of its claims about savings appear to be significantly overstated, according to a CBS News review. The

EXCLUSIVE: Nine Absurdly ‘Palinesque’ Stories About Kamala Harris the Biden Team Is Poised To Leak if She Attacks Him in New Book

Some are hard to believe, but our fact-checkers confirmed they are 100% true (Getty Images) Kamala Harris has been warned. If her new book about the 2024 election mentions Joe Biden’s cognitive decline—an obvious reality she claims not to have noticed—or tries to blame him for her loss to Donald Trump, factions loyal to the

Supreme Court to Consider Use of Race in Drawing Louisiana Election Map

U.S. Supreme Court justices pose for their official portrait at the Supreme Court in Washington on Oct. 7, 2022. Alex Wong/Getty Images The Supreme Court has changed the focus of an upcoming redistricting case, ordering attorneys to present arguments about whether the creation of a second black-majority congressional district in Louisiana is constitutional. A ruling