Virginia Supreme Court allows ruling blocking redistricting vote to stand — for now
The state’s highest court is weighing whether to nullify the vote for good.
Matthew Kupfer
As news editor, Matthew leads reporters and guides coverage — both breaking news and in-depth reporting. He has an extensive background in investigative and public interest journalism. He previously worked for Voice of America, The San Francisco Standard and OCCRP, and also spent six years abroad as a reporter and editor in Kyiv and Moscow.
Virginia court declines to block Democrats from using new voter-approved congressional map
A circuit court concluded that the Virginia General Assembly has the authority to pass legislation that redraws the state’s congressional maps.
Search warrants show California ballot seizure echoed Fulton County election raid
Newly unsealed search warrants in the California ballot seizure case paint a chilling picture of how the types of anti-voting conspiracy theories weaponized by the White House to investigate the 2020 presidential election can be used to target elections on a state and local level.
Obama calls on Virginians to vote for redistricting in special election
“Free and fair elections are the cornerstone of our democracy, but right now they are under threat,” Obama said.
GOP-controlled House Oversight Committee votes to subpoena Bondi over Epstein Files
The Republican-led House Oversight Committee voted to subpoena Attorney General Pam Bondi to testify about her role in the Justice Department’s incomplete release of its files on convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
Trump’s ‘war on fraud’ announcement recalls plan for assistant attorney general who answers to Vance
In his State of the Union address Tuesday night, President Donald Trump announced that Vice President Vance would lead a “war on fraud.” The comment appears to stem from a plan for an assistant attorney general who answers directly to the White House.
New York appellate court allows redraw of congressional map to move forward
A New York Appellate Court has ruled that the state’s independent redistricting commission must draw up a new congressional map, after a court struck down* the state’s current 11th Congressional District for diluting the voting power of Black and Latino residents. In a decision Thursday, the court rejected Republicans’ request to pause the lower court’s […]
Civil rights groups ask court to protect Fulton County voter data seized by FBI
A group of civil rights organizations including the NAACP and the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law have asked a federal court to protect voters’ personal information after the FBI seized ballots and other election materials during a raid on a Fulton County, Georgia election hub last month.
Judge orders Trump administration to allow men expelled to El Salvador to return, challenge removal
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to allow Venezuelan men who were previously expelled to a notorious megaprison in El Salvador to return to the United States and challenge their removal from the country.
Ex-CNN anchor Don Lemon, independent reporter arrested over anti-ICE protest at Minnesota church
Federal law enforcement has arrested former CNN anchor Don Lemon over his presence at a protest against the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration raids in Minnesota, during which demonstrators interrupted a church service.