Alabama Congressional Maps Go on Trial
Trial begins Monday in a years-long redistricting battle that will determine Black representation in Alabama’s congressional delegation through 2030.
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Trial begins Monday in a years-long redistricting battle that will determine Black representation in Alabama’s congressional delegation through 2030.
Ellen Weintraub, the chair of the Federal Elections Commission (FEC), said Thursday in a social media post that President Donald Trump tried to illegally remove her from her job.
A Wake County Superior Court judge rejected a bid by GOP North Carolina Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin to overturn his 2024 election loss to incumbent Democratic Justice Allison Riggs by disqualifying over 60,000 lawfully cast ballots.
The U.S. Department of Justice said Friday the federal government will not release the names of FBI agents who worked on President Donald Trump-related cases in an agreement reached Friday.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Friday that the state’s top election official can remain in her role as a holdover after her term, rejecting state Senate Republicans’ attempts to oust her.
Vought is expected to be confirmed by the Republican-controlled Senate in the next few days.
Following a hearing this morning, a federal judge paused the Trump administration’s “deferred resignation” offer to federal workers until at least Monday.
The exception is for two Treasury employees who need access to do their jobs.
Shortly after the new U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi was sworn in Wednesday, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R) asked her to drop the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) lawsuit challenging the state’s 2021 voter suppression law, S.B. 202.
A federal judge is expected to issue a full ruling on the lawsuit on Friday.
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