Justice Department says it will stop work on $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” after judge’s ruling

Washington — The Justice Department said Monday that it will stop work on the $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund following a district judge’s decision temporarily blocking the program. The move comes after the plan earned intense pushback from Republicans in Congress, which threatened to imperil the GOP agenda on Capitol Hill. The Justice Department said on … Read more

Alabama asks Supreme Court to allow use of congressional map helping GOP, despite racial bias ruling

Alabama is asking the Supreme Court to allow it to use a congressional map favoring Republicans in this year’s elections, despite a lower court ruling the map intentionally discriminates against Black people WASHINGTON — Alabama on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court to allow it to use a congressional map favoring Republicans in this year’s elections, … Read more

Jackson protests as Supreme Court uses Louisiana gerrymandering ruling to instruct lower courts

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson protested the Supreme Court’s decision to use their recent ruling in a Louisiana gerrymandering case to instruct lower courts on how to define the Voting Rights Act, a move that could wipe out previous legal victories for voting rights groups. The Court on … Read more

Senate GOP revising White House ballroom security funding plan after parliamentarian ruling

Washington — Senate Republicans are revising part of their plan to fund immigration agencies under the Department of Homeland Security after the Senate’s rulekeeper delivered a blow to security funds for President Trump’s overhaul of the East Wing of the White House, which includes his plans for a massive ballroom. After Democrats refused for months … Read more

Supreme Court deals blow to Virginia Democrats in fight over state court ruling

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Virginia Democrats suffered a major legal defeat after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to intervene in a high-stakes redistricting dispute, leaving intact a Virginia Supreme Court ruling that invalidated a voter-approved congressional map overhaul. The justices denied Democrats’ emergency request to block the Virginia high court’s decision, … Read more

New Hawaii law targets corporate influence in politics after Citizens United ruling

HONOLULU — Hawaii’s Democratic governor on Thursday signed into law a bill that uses a novel approach to reduce the influence of corporations and hard-to-track “dark money” groups that have been able to spend unlimited amounts on politics since a 2010 U.S. Supreme Court ruling. The law, which takes effect July 1, 2027, redefines corporations … Read more

Trump pushes Xi on trade after Supreme Court ruling dents key China pressure tool

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Trade has emerged as a central focus of President Donald Trump’s high-stakes meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping this week, following a Supreme Court setback over Trump’s tariff agenda earlier this year.  “President Trump had a good meeting with President Xi of China,” a White House official … Read more

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp calls special legislative session to redraw congressional map after Supreme Court ruling

Gov. Brian Kemp on Wednesday signed a proclamation convening the Georgia General Assembly for a special session on June 17 to address redistricting in the wake of a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling expected to require changes to Georgia’s electoral maps before the 2028 election cycle. The special session comes six weeks after the Supreme … Read more

Warner calls Virginia court ruling ‘outrageous’ as Kaine urges Democrats to ‘go win’

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Virginia Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine weighed in after the state Supreme Court blocked a newly drawn congressional map Friday, with Warner calling the ruling “outrageous” and Kaine urging candidates to “go win.”   “I was really disappointed by the court,” Warner said. VIRGINIA SUPREME COURT … Read more

Democrat lawmaker calls Clarence Thomas an ‘Uncle Tom’ and ‘lynchman’ after Supreme Court redistricting ruling

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! State Rep. Juandalynn Givan launched a blistering attack on U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas in a fiery video Monday, calling him an “Uncle Tom” and a “lynchman,” as well as accusing him of betraying the Black community. Her remarks came in response to a Monday … Read more