DeSantis under pressure as Florida redraw could tip House balance in GOP map fight

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! All eyes are on Florida next week, as it is likely the final battleground in the high-stakes fight between President Donald Trump and Republicans versus Democrats over congressional redistricting. A special session of the Florida legislature, called earlier this year by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis to redraw … Read more

What to know about the fight over whether New York should lose $74M for not revoking immigrant CDLs

New York filed a lawsuit Friday to challenge the federal Transportation Department’s decision to withhold nearly $74 million in highway money because the state refused to revoke nearly 33,000 questionable commercial driver’s licenses for immigrants since an audit uncovered problems last year. New York joins California in suing over Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s efforts to … Read more

Trump DOJ jumps into Musk xAI court battle as diversity fight heats up

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Department of Justice joined forces with Elon Musk on Friday by backing a lawsuit his company xAI brought against Colorado alleging a state law regulating artificial intelligence developers was a masked effort to force them to adopt diversity, equity and inclusion on their platforms. DOJ Civil … Read more

Senate hopeful says US should be ‘far more cooperative’ with China to fight climate change

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Maine Democrat Graham Platner is vowing to pursue closer ties with China if elected to the Senate, arguing that the U.S. should be “far more cooperative” with the communist state on issues like climate change. “I think our position towards China should be one of cooperation instead … Read more

Virginia’s map war lays bare state’s sharp partisan turn as legal fight looms

Virginia redistricting map ruled unconstitutional, sparking nationwide debate Virginia’s Democrat-led redistricting map was ruled unconstitutional by a circuit court, sparking widespread debate. Salena Zito, a political reporter, explains how this decision highlights a nationwide battle over election maps, with states like Florida seeing Governor DeSantis interested in redrawing districts. This situation underscores the growing political … Read more

‘Lame duck’: Jeffries rips DeSantis after Florida invitation as redistricting fight heats up

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries ripped Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in a Fox News Digital interview on Thursday, calling him a “lame duck” after the governor offered to pay for his trip to Florida amid a redistricting push. Jeffries warned DeSantis he could put Republican seats … Read more

Defeated Virginia Republicans regroup for last chance fight to save House majority

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Virginia’s redistricting fight is headed to the state’s high court Thursday after a red-county judge who previously tried to spurn the “yes” camp threw a wrench into the certification process late Wednesday. The situation sets up a clash between the judge who halted certification and the state … Read more

Trump administration flies 10-year-old back from Cuba amid custody fight involving gender identity

LOGAN, Utah — President Donald Trump’s administration took the unusual step this week of sending a government plane to Cuba to return a 10-year-old from Utah who is at the center of a complicated and contentious custody fight involving the child’s gender identity. The child’s parent, Rose Inessa-Ethington, a transgender woman, is accused of taking … Read more

Where national redistricting fight stands after Virginia approves new congressional map

Where national redistricting fight stands after Virginia approves new congressional map – CBS News Watch CBS News Virginia voters approved a new congressional map on Tuesday night, expected to give Democrats a 10-to-1 advantage. CBS News political director Fin Gómez joins to unpack the results. Source link

Postal Service thrust into mail-in ballot fight as Trump order gets tied up in court

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! EXCLUSIVE: A conservative legal group urged the U.S. Postal Service this week to carry out President Donald Trump’s executive order on mail-in ballots, saying the USPS has an obligation to block possible “fraudulent ballots” ahead of this year’s midterms. America First Legal laid out in a petition … Read more