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
The Texas State Capitol in Austin on Sept. 16, 2023. Brandon Bell/Getty Images The Texas House of Representatives voted 85–6 to arrest dozens of Democratic state lawmakers who weren’t present when the House went into session on Monday afternoon. The vote comes in the midst of a fight over congressional districts. Republican House Speaker Dustin
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks to the media at a press conference in Hunt, Texas, on July 8, 2025. Sergio Flores/Reuters Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered the arrest of Democratic lawmakers who left the state amid a vote on congressional districts. “Texas House Democrats abandoned their duty and are holding flood relief and property
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks at a press conference in Manhattan on Feb. 20, 2025. Brendan McDermid/Reuters New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said on Aug. 4 that she is “exploring every option” to redraw the state’s congressional map, responding to Texas Republicans’ mid-decade redistricting push that could flip five House seats to the GOP.
Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks to reporters in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on June 27, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Aug. 4 that it has ended a decree initiated more than 44 years ago, which imposed across the federal government hiring
Offensive coordinator Derek Dooley of the Missouri Tigers arrives before the game between the Missouri Tigers and the Tennessee Volunteers at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tenn., on Nov. 17, 2018. Donald Page/Getty Images Former football coach Derek Dooley announced on Aug. 4 that he is running in Georgia for the U.S. Senate, joining a crowded
The Kremlin in Moscow on April 20, 2020. Reuters/Maxim Shemetov The Russian government on Aug. 4 responded to President Donald Trump’s moving two nuclear submarines closer to its territory in response to comments made by a former Russian president. Trump said on Aug. 1 that he had ordered two nuclear submarines to be moved to