A federal court blocked Alabama’s newly drawn congressional map on Monday, ruling that it likely violates Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act because it only includes one district where Black voters have the opportunity to elect a candidate of their choice. The order gives the legislature 14 days to draw a new map that…… MORE
A nonpartisan House panel has called on two lawmakers to face a broader ethics investigation after allegations emerged of improper use of federal resources. The House Committee on Ethics announced on Monday that it is continuing two investigations based on reports from October 2021 published by the Board of the Office of Congressional Ethics. The…… MORE
A federal judge is forcing a conservative lawyer who had worked with then-President Donald Trump’s legal team to respond to a House select committee subpoena of his former employer for his emails — setting congressional investigators up to receive access to information they’ve wanted for months but had not been able to get. A lawyer…… MORE
The political fight over pandemic policy is playing out in America’s suburbs, where some of the same voters — namely suburban women — who propelled Democrats to big wins in the 2018 and 2020 elections are now breaking ranks ahead of this year’s midterms. One window into the brewing fight is in northeastern Ohio. A…… MORE
A federal judge said Monday that she will issue a ruling in the next two days on whether or not to release Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes as he awaits trial for seditious conspiracy charges related to the attack on the US Capitol on January 6, 2021. Rhodes appeared in court for a detention hearing…… MORE
President Joe Biden was heard calling a reporter from the Fox channel a “stupid son of a bitch” on a hot microphone following a White House event Monday afternoon. The President’s profane remark came as reporters were shouting questions while exiting the East Room following a White House Competition Council meeting on efforts to lower…… MORE
The pilot of a US F-35 jet ejected as his jet crashed on the deck of the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier in the South China Sea injuring seven, the US Pacific Fleet said in a statement Monday. The pilot was conducting routine flight operations when the crash happened. They safely ejected and were recovered…… MORE
Florida state lawmakers advanced a bill last week that would prohibit some schools from “encouraging” conversations about sexual orientation and gender identity in classrooms with young students. HB 1557, titled the Parental Rights in Education bill, was passed by the state House’s GOP-controlled Education and Employment Committee on Thursday by a vote of 15-5. Though…… MORE
An Atlanta-area district attorney investigating former President Donald Trump‘s efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia will be allowed to seat a special grand jury this spring. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis requested last week to seat a special grand jury starting May 2. Fulton County Superior Court judges approved the request…… MORE
A pro-Trump organizer and social media influencer who spoke at a Washington, DC, rally the day before the US Capitol attack was sentenced to three years of probation on Monday. Brandon Straka, a self-described “former liberal” who founded the #WalkAway campaign to encourage people to leave the Democratic Party, admitted to recording himself telling the…… MORE
