The “presidential lean” of a state can, over time, help us quantify its political trajectory.— Much of the Heartland and Midwest has come to lean more to the GOP over the past two decades, though the ...

In the past, the occupants of New Orleans City Hall — whoever they were — have often been described as “caretaker regimes,” governed by family-based or neighborhood organization-based political ...

Comey prosecuted Sean “Diddy” Combs this year and played a role in the investigation and subsequent prosecutions of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.

Next month marks the 60 th anniversary of the passing of the Voting Rights Act—a law often celebrated as the “crown jewel” of ...

The Roberts Court has asked for reargument in a key redistricting case, a move that strongly suggests the conservative ...

President Donald Trump is pushing Republicans in Texas to redraw the state’s congressional maps to help ensure the party ...

After rumors emerged that President Donald Trump was pushing Texas Republicans to redraw the state’s congressional maps to give the GOP an advantage in the 2026 midterms, Gov. Greg Abbott officially ...

It looks increasingly likely that Louisiana again will lead the policy-making field, this time through a decision on the U.S.

Louisiana Governor Landry signed bills to bring down insurance rates, made it illegal to use cell phones while driving, and ...

The case that would have determined whether one of the state's two majority-Black congressional districts was a racial gerrymander has been tabled by the U.S. Supreme Court.

The justices opted not to rule on a Louisiana redistricting case involving racial gerrymandering.

Louisiana officials react after the U.S. Supreme Court delayed its ruling on Louisiana’s congressional map and will rehear the case, with Justice Clarence Thomas warning that race-based ...