Republican lawmakers in North Carolina announced a plan to redraw the state’s congressional districts, setting up a bitter fight with Democrats. Redistricting reentered the national dialogue in August when Texas unveiled an aggressive plan to strip Democrats of five House seats, threatening a nationwide gerrymandering arms race. Several red states followed suit when Gov. Gavin […]

A New Jersey county that could play a decisive role in the next month’s statewide elections will be reprinting its general election ballots after the Republican National Committee successfully argued that a ballot redesign unlawfully favored Democrats. The dispute began late last month when Democratic County Clerk James Hogan replaced Gloucester County’s legally required party-column ballot format, where each political […]

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has not shied away from the cameras as negotiations to reach a funding deal stalled, leaving the government shut down. Both parties have rushed to blame the shutdown on the other side, but Johnson has been busy making TV appearances, holding press conferences, and even joining C-SPAN’s Washington Journal to […]

President Donald Trump cannot be accused of resting on his laurels, and Ukraine is hoping to ride his momentum to its own ceasefire agreement. Following a celebratory address at the Knesset and stopover in Egypt to kickstart the formation of an international “Board of Peace” to govern the Gaza Strip, Trump is already shifting his […]