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The battle over Alabama’s congressional district lines will go to federal court Friday, before the judges who ruled a 2023 map unconstitutional but after the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Louisiana v. Callais weakening the Voting Rights Act. The three-judge panel will consider a  request from plaintiffs in Allen v. …

A bipartisan pair of House lawmakers introduced legislation Thursday aimed at preventing federal money from being used to pay claims through the Justice Department’s controversial new “anti-weaponization” fund tied to President Donald Trump. The legislation, titled the Bipartisan Transparency for American Taxpayers Act, was introduced by Brian Fitzpatrick, a Republican, …

Senate Republicans on Thursday postponed plans to vote on a major immigration enforcement funding package after growing backlash within the GOP over the Trump administration’s controversial $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund. Senate Majority Leader John Thune had hoped to move the reconciliation package through the Senate before lawmakers left Washington for …

Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett on Tuesday introduced legislation aimed at preventing taxpayer dollars from being used to finance settlements, compensation programs or legal payouts benefiting President Donald Trump, his associates or participants in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack. The bill, titled the Stop Taxpayer-funded Reimbursement for Unlawful Misconduct by Presidents …

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis was formally censured by his own party Wednesday for his decision last week to grant clemency to Tina Peters, the former Mesa County clerk convicted on multiple felony counts for her role in a breach of her office’s election system. More than 200 members of the …

The Trump administration on Wednesday unsealed a criminal indictment against former Cuban President Raúl Castro, accusing him and several former Cuban military officials of orchestrating the 1996 shootdown of two civilian aircraft that killed four people, including three Americans. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the charges during an appearance …

Senate Republican leaders are expected to abandon a controversial proposal to provide $1 billion in security funding tied to President Donald Trump’s planned White House ballroom after facing mounting resistance from members of their own party over the cost, timing and lack of detail surrounding the request. The funding proposal …

Barney Frank, the sharp-witted Massachusetts Democrat who became the first sitting member of Congress to publicly come out as gay and later helped craft one of the most sweeping financial reform laws in modern American history, has died at 86. Frank’s longtime friend Jim Segel confirmed his death. The former …

Georgia Democrats had seven candidates to choose from for their nomination for governor, but they knew who they wanted – former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms. Bottoms won a majority in the Democratic primary Tuesday according to The Associated Press, clinching her party’s nod without the need for a runoff. …

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche signed an agreement Tuesday barring the federal government from pursuing audits, monetary claims or other tax-related actions against President Donald Trump, his family members and affiliated businesses over existing matters, dramatically expanding the scope of the administration’s controversial settlement with the IRS. The one-page addendum, …

The Senate voted 50-47 on Tuesday to advance a resolution aimed at forcing President Donald Trump to end U.S. involvement in the war with Iran, marking the strongest showing yet for congressional efforts to rein in the administration’s military authority. The breakthrough came after Bill Cassidy broke with most Republicans …

The Congressional Black Caucus and NAACP on Tuesday urged pushback against GOP-led redistricting efforts in Southern states via college sports, including a boycott of public universities by athletes and supporters. U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and fellow Congressional Black Caucus members blasted a bill that sets forth a national …

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told senators Tuesday that details surrounding payments from the Trump administration’s controversial $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” compensation fund would eventually be made public, as Democrats blasted the program as an unprecedented taxpayer-funded political slush fund. Blanche made the pledge while appearing before the Senate Appropriations Committee …

The Trump administration announced Monday that it is imposing new travel restrictions and enhanced screening measures in response to a growing Ebola outbreak in parts of Africa that has killed at least 80 people, according to the World Health Organization. Under the new policy, individuals who do not hold U.S. …

In the past two years, a dozen states have either approved new U.S. House maps or are moving toward doing so — a highly unusual mid-decade revamp prompted by President Donald Trump and a U.S. Supreme Court ruling late last month. And the situation isn’t settled yet — even as …