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As Carney Redraws the Political Map, Where Do New Democrats Go?
A party that recently forced a shift in national policy on health care, labour rights, daycare and dental plans from a ...
Abbott Asks Lawmakers to Redraw Texas’ Congressional Maps in Special Session
Democrats criticized Gov. Greg Abbott for seeking a redistricting, favored by President Trump’s political team, just days ...
The Texas Tribune on MSN1d
As Texas Republicans prepare for mid-decade redistricting, cautionary tales loom from the past
Spurred by President Donald Trump’s political team, Texas lawmakers will try to redraw the state’s congressional map to boost ...
Council on Foreign Relations1d
A Guide to Trump’s Section 232 Tariffs, in Nine Maps
President Donald Trump has launched a wave of Section 232 tariffs and investigations, seeking to protect U.S. national ...
The Texas Tribune on MSN9h
Texas leaders have repeatedly claimed the state’s voting maps are race blind. Until the Trump DOJ disagreed.
Gov. Greg Abbott has acknowledged DOJ concerns that some districts were drawn “along strict racial lines.” Critics say it’s a ...
Kerala chief ministers, their overseas medical voyages — a historical route map
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s journey to the United States for medical treatment has once again ...
WyoFile on MSN2d
Is Wyoming's 'prison gerrymandering' overrepresenting some districts while depriving prisoners of political representation?
Incarcerated people can’t vote, but are counted as residents of the legislative district where they're incarcerated, not ...
Clarence Thomas has long tried to undercut the Voting Rights Act. Now, he may finally have the numbers
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has been imploring his colleagues for decades to gut a crucial part of the iconic ...
Redistricting runs a risk of backfiring on the GOP, experts say
While redistricting Texas’ congressional seats this summer likely pleases the White House as a means to maintain GOP control ...
Thailand–Cambodia border row: Why China wants to mediate in the long-standing dispute
A border skirmish that left one Cambodian soldier dead has reignited a long-running territorial dispute between Thailand and ...
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The dissent that broke a justice
In Dissent is a recurring series by Anastasia Boden on Supreme Court dissents that have shaped (or reshaped) our country. It was a case that sent one justice into a mental […] ...
Winston-Salem Journal1d
Sexton: Fairness in NC politics and smut have a lot in common
Yet, with control of Congress -- the House of Representatives specifically -- determined by a handful of seats, it’s arguably ...