Supreme Court seems inclined to limit race-based electoral districts under the Voting Rights Act

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared ready to gut a key tool of the Voting Rights Act that has helped ...

North Carolina GOP’s proposed map seeks to thwart Democratic incumbent’s reelection

Republican leaders in North Carolina have proposed a new U.S. House district map that could thwart reelection prospects of a Democratic incumbent in the state's only swing seat.

Supreme Court seems likely to limit race-based electoral districts under Voting Rights Act

The US Supreme Court, hearing arguments Wednesday over a core provision of the Voting Rights Act, appeared inclined to limit ...
Yahoo

Editorial: We strongly support this bipartisan plan to fix Illinois’ broken state elections

Illinois elections are broken — with roughly half of legislative races uncontested after politicians drew maps to lock in power. Now, two political veterans, one a Democrat and one a Republican, think ...
KFGO

US Supreme Court girds for culture wars with LGBT, guns and race cases

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court is set to wade back into the nation’s culture wars during its new nine-month term that begins on Monday with a series of contentious cases on issues ...
The Durango Herald

How gerrymandering lets politicians pick their voters before the first ballot is cast

The League of Women Voters is dedicated to empowering voters and defending democracy, and we are deeply concerned by the gerrymandering efforts currently undermining fair representation – a strategy ...
E&E

DOE cancellations hit hydrogen, air capture hubs

A list of terminated projects has been circulating among lobbyists, Hill staffers and DOE officials in Washington. The Department of Energy is canceling a sweeping set of more than 300 grants for ...
NPR

In Trump country, a Democrat critiques Trump — and talks of succeeding him

Democrat Andy Beshear has twice won election as governor of Kentucky — thriving in a state that has voted for Donald Trump three times. Now Beshear is considering a run for president. He discussed ...
Courthouse News Service

Federal judges examine Texas lawmakers’ redistricting process

GOP lawmakers in the Texas House of Representatives and Senate have gone all in on enacting a new congressional districts map that was drawn to give their party a better chance at gaining five ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Texas Redistricting Case Could Reshape House Balance After 2026 Midterms

Federal judges in Texas this week will weigh whether the state’s newly drawn congressional map unlawfully dilutes the voting power of racial minorities, bringing to a head a redistricting battle that ...
AZ Central

Is David Schweikert running for governor? Announcement on political future coming

Rep. David Schweikert is expected to announce his future political plans soon. The veteran Republican congressman is reportedly considering a run for Arizona governor in 2026. Schweikert's departure ...