The remaking of the U.S. political map accelerated this week in courts and legislatures, all of it in this round expected to boost Republicans in their attempt to keep control of Congress in November’s elections. This week’s major action came in Southern states, with a significant state court ruling in Virginia and continued fallout from … Read more
new video loaded: The G.O.P. Rush To Break Up Majority-Black Districts Republican-controlled legislatures in the South are breaking up majority-Black congressional districts in the wake of the Supreme Court’s recent ruling. Our national politics reporter Nick Corasaniti describes what it means for the midterms. By Nick Corasaniti, Laura Bult, June Kim, Edward Vega and Leanne … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! EXCLUSIVE: Alabama Republicans are moving to force through a new congressional map that could reduce Democratic representation amid a narrow national GOP House majority, while rebuking Yankee Democrats traveling to the Yellowhammer State to gin up opposition. State leaders argue the new Supreme Court ruling limiting the … Read more
COLUMBIA, S.C. — An election-year redistricting movement has spread to South Carolina as Republicans attempt to redraw majority-Black congressional districts that have suddenly become susceptible because of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling upending protections for minority voters. Urged on by President Donald Trump, South Carolina Republicans are attempting to redraw a district long held by … Read more
The coming November battle for control of the House is coming into focus in Tuesday’s primaries, as Republicans pick nominees to challenge Democratic incumbents in Ohio and Indiana. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. GOP voters nominated former state Rep. Derek Merrin, setting up a rematch … Read more
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Republican governors in Alabama and Tennessee have summoned lawmakers into special sessions this week seeking new congressional districts after the U.S. Supreme Court weakened a key provision of the Voting Rights Act. Republican Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has called legislators back to Montgomery starting Monday to approve contingency plans for special primary … Read more
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — With President Donald Trump’s poll numbers fading, beleaguered Florida Democrats hoped this year would be an opportunity to gain ground in the state. But now they’re looking at the possibility of losing up to four U.S. House seats in the midterms because of a new congressional map passed this week by the … Read more
Doctor warns of risks in transgender care for minors and marijuana legalization Dr. Janette Nesheiwat, a family and emergency medicine doctor, weighs in on a federal judge’s decision regarding Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s declaration on “sex-rejecting procedures” for minors. Nesheiwat stresses the critical need for comprehensive social and psychological evaluations before irreversible treatments for gender … Read more
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Attorneys for two Minnesota school districts and the state’s main teachers union asked a federal judge Wednesday to block a Trump administration change in policy that gave immigration authorities a freer hand to conduct enforcement actions in and near schools. The Department of Homeland Security last year rescinded longstanding nationwide restrictions … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! As President Donald Trump’s administration pushes back against radical leftist gender ideology, the Department of Education is taking aim at agreements from prior administrations. The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has rolled back provisions of resolution agreements stemming from previous administrations, unshackling schools from … Read more