A view of the California State Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., on Aug. 5, 2024. AP Photo/Juliana Yamada, File This week, the California Legislature will begin considering legislation to authorize a referendum to decide whether to temporarily bypass California’s independent redistricting commission and allow voters to decide on whether to accept congressional maps redrawn to favor
A view of the California State Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., on Aug. 5, 2024. AP Photo/Juliana Yamada, File This week, the California Legislature will begin considering legislation to authorize a referendum to decide whether to temporarily bypass California’s independent redistricting commission and allow voters to decide on whether to accept congressional maps redrawn to favor
President Donald Trump greets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (L) meet in the Oval Office at the White House on Feb. 28, 2025. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump will welcome Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders to the White House on Monday to explore paths to end Russia’s war in Ukraine. The leaders are
U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky pose for a picture with European leaders following a meeting in the Oval Office at the White House on August 18, 2025 in Washington, DC. From Left to right are British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Finnish President Alexander Stubb, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, U.S. President Donald
U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky pose for a picture with European leaders following a meeting in the Oval Office at the White House on August 18, 2025 in Washington, DC. From Left to right are British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Finnish President Alexander Stubb, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, U.S. President Donald
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on Nov. 01, 2021. Drew Angerer/Getty Images A judge on Saturday ruled to expand a restraining order against former congressman Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke (D-Texas) and his political organization over its fundraising efforts for Democratic lawmakers who left Texas amid a state
President Donald Trump meets with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. At left is Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and second from right is Secretary of State Marco Rubio. AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff on Aug. 17 said that Russian President