President Donald Trump’s decision to blunt the political impact of a government shutdown is giving Democrats fewer reasons to back down from their demands and raising the prospect of an even longer impasse. Almost two weeks into the shutdown, which began on Oct. 1, Trump decided on Saturday to divert money to pay the 1.3 […]

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 […]