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

Interior Department Halts $1.5 Billion Offshore Wind Project Off Rhode Island

Turbines at Orsted’s offshore wind farm near Nysted, Denmark, on Sept. 4, 2023. Tom Little/Reuters The U.S. Department of the Interior on Aug. 22 directed Danish company Orsted to halt all construction on Revolution Wind, the offshore wind farm off Rhode Island that is nearing completion. In a letter, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)

Judge blocks Trump from cutting funding to dozens of “sanctuary” cities

How sanctuary policies impact ICE arrests How sanctuary policies impact ICE arrests 02:36 A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from cutting off federal funding to dozens of “sanctuary” cities and counties — covering several of the largest cities in the U.S. The judge had previously ruled in April that it was unconstitutional

House Committee Launches Probe Into California’s High-Speed Rail

California’s High Speed Rail Project announced the completion of a section of bridgework in Madera County in May 2023, the project’s first major milestone. California High Speed Rail Authority California’s beleaguered high-speed rail project is under investigation by the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. The probe, launched Aug. 19, will focus on