649 articles in the Politics category.
By Tommy Flynn
WASHINGTON — As the 60-day deadline under the War Powers Resolution approaches this Friday, the Trump administration is asserting that the U.S.-Iran ceasefire has paused or stopped the clock on congressional authorization requirements, while lawmakers from both parties question...
By Tommy Flynn
WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice announced on April 30, 2026, that it will actively enforce the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling striking down Louisiana’s congressional map as an unconstitutional racial gerrymander, sending a clear signal that race-based redistricting will...
By Tommy Flynn
WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives voted Wednesday to end the partial government shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security and provide full-year funding for the agency, including robust support for ICE and border security operations. The bill passed along largely...
By Tommy Flynn
WASHINGTON — Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) is calling on the Republican-controlled Tennessee Legislature to redraw the state’s congressional maps ahead of the 2026 elections, joining a growing wave of GOP-led mid-decade redistricting efforts across the South. In a Newsmax...
By Tommy Flynn
WASHINGTON — A new Harvard CAPS/Harris Poll released April 29, 2026, reveals widespread support among American voters for President Donald Trump’s military and diplomatic actions against Iran, even as the fragile ceasefire continues. Conducted April 23–26 among 2,745 registered...
By Tommy Flynn
TALLAHASSEE — The Florida House of Representatives on April 28, 2026, approved a new congressional map proposed by Gov. Ron DeSantis that is expected to deliver up to four additional Republican seats in the state’s 28-district delegation for the 2026 midterms. The map, drawn...
By Tommy Flynn
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court on April 29, 2026, struck down Louisiana’s congressional map in a 6-3 decision, ruling that the state’s creation of a second majority-Black district violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. In Louisiana v. Callais, the...
By Tommy Flynn
RICHMOND, Va. — The Virginia Supreme Court on April 28, 2026, denied the Democratic-led state’s emergency request to overturn a lower court ruling that blocked certification of last week’s narrow voter-approved redistricting referendum, leaving the results in legal limbo and...
By Rick Hallman
The line between rhetoric and violence isn’t theoretical anymore—it’s already being crossed.
By Tommy Flynn
WASHINGTON — The National Religious Broadcasters (NRB) has filed a formal complaint with the Federal Communications Commission asking the agency to investigate ABC Television over remarks made by late-night host Jimmy Kimmel on the April 23, 2026, broadcast of Jimmy Kimmel Live!...
By Tommy Flynn
TALLAHASSEE — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on April 27, 2026, released a proposed new congressional map that would give Republicans four additional seats in the state’s 28-district delegation ahead of the 2026 midterms. The map, drawn during a special legislative session called by...
By Tommy Flynn
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court on April 27, 2026, reversed a lower court ruling and approved Texas’s newly redrawn congressional map, allowing it to remain in effect for the 2026 midterms and through the decade until the next census. The map, enacted by the...