Virginia Democrats moved quickly Friday to keep alive a high-stakes redistricting battle with major implications for control of the U.S. House, signaling plans to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to delay enforcement of a Virginia Supreme Court ruling that struck down a Democrat-backed congressional map referendum. The motion, filed jointly by the Commonwealth of Virginia […]

An estimate put the total explicit economic damage to Iran as a result of the war and blockade at $144 billion, but the true figure is believed to be much higher. Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, a pro-Israel think tank, released the report on Friday, providing one of the first explicit damage assessments of […]

A federal judge on Friday set a criminal trial date for former FBI Director James Comey over allegations that a social media post containing the phrase “86 47” spelled out using seashells amounted to a threat against President Donald Trump. In a written order issued Friday, U.S. District Judge Louise Flanagan in North Carolina scheduled the trial to begin […]

The Virginia Supreme Court’s decision striking down Democrats’ congressional redistricting referendum is fueling finger-pointing inside Democratic circles, with strategists and operatives openly questioning whether delays, mixed messaging, and a rushed rollout doomed the effort from the start. “Unfortunately, we were caught flat-footed once again,” one Virginia-based Democratic strategist told the Washington Examiner, speaking on the […]