Transgender Idaho Residents Sue After State Criminalizes Use of Bathrooms
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 10:59:09 +0000 The lawsuit seeks to block a state bathroom law that is the nation’s most restrictive, with penalties that could include a five-year prison sentence.: Democrats Regret Creating Independent Redistricting Commissions After Supreme Court Ruling
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 09:04:46 +0000 A decade ago, the party sought independent redistricting commissions. Now, in an era of extreme gerrymandering, such efforts could slow Democrats as they try to keep up with Republicans.: Some Black Southerners Say Voting Rights Ruling ‘Missed the Mark’
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 09:04:45 +0000 Veterans of the civil rights movement and others said the Supreme Court decision felt like a bleak end to decades of gains in Black representation in the region.: In Blow to Voting Rights Act, Supreme Court Embraces Claim of Racial Progress
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 09:04:38 +0000 The majority said the law was a victim of its own success and no longer needed. Dissenters responded that Congress should make the call.: How A.I. Killed Student Writing (and Revived It)
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 09:00:35 +0000 High school and college teachers are watching students write, in the classroom, in order to protect against the incursion of artificial intelligence.: House Adopts Budget to Unlock $70 Billion for Immigration Enforcement
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 02:47:13 +0000 The measure will allow the G.O.P. to begin working on a filibuster-proof bill to fund ICE and C.B.P., part of their plan to reopen the long-shuttered Department of Homeland Security.: Supreme Court Considers Trump Administration’s Plan to End TPS
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 01:37:31 +0000 The justices on Wednesday considered whether the Trump administration had legally ended the Temporary Protected Status program for hundreds of thousands of Haitians and Syrians.: Mamdani’s Advice to Royals: Give That Priceless Diamond Back to India
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 01:04:22 +0000 Mayor Zohran Mamdani and King Charles did not meet privately. But if they had, the mayor said, he probably would have raised the issue of the Koh-i-Noor Diamond.: Sheriff of New Orleans Jail Where 10 Inmates Escaped Is Indicted
Wed, 29 Apr 2026 23:51:28 +0000 Susan Hutson, the sheriff of Orleans Parish, faces 30 counts, and the jail’s chief financial officer was also indicted.: Trump Administration Announces Moves to Sharply Curtail Gun Regulations
Wed, 29 Apr 2026 23:28:13 +0000 The changes are in keeping with the administration’s pledge to cut back on gun restrictions.: Trump Threatens to Pull Troops From Germany as He Lashes Out at Chancellor
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 03:40:13 +0000 The comments came after the German chancellor said that Iran has “humiliated” the United States.: What the Royal State Dinner Guest List Says About Trump’s America
Wed, 29 Apr 2026 23:12:35 +0000 There were at least 10 American billionaires, six Fox News hosts, assorted presidential pals, no Democratic politicians and not so many British.: They Left for the School Bus. ICE Picked Them Up Instead.
Wed, 29 Apr 2026 23:45:50 +0000 A school transfer disrupted two brothers’ visas, their lawyer said, leaving them vulnerable to arrest and unsettling their Mississippi school community.: G.O.P. Congress Struggles to Do the Basics Amid Party Infighting
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 03:14:34 +0000 House Republicans toiled to pass major measures as lawmakers tried to fund homeland security, extend spy powers and deliver a farm bill.: Hegseth Cites Falsehood to Defend His Firing of Senior Officers
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 10:02:51 +0000 The defense secretary said at a House hearing that President Barack Obama had fired 197 generals, a figure that the Pentagon previously acknowledged was false.: Mississippi Middle School Students Avert Bus Crash After Driver Loses Control
Wed, 29 Apr 2026 22:41:29 +0000 Footage of the incident shared this week by a school district in Mississippi shows a group of students working together to avert disaster on a highway.: Brown University Gunman Planned Attack for Years, F.B.I. Says
Wed, 29 Apr 2026 22:16:25 +0000 Investigators said the man’s transient lifestyle and social isolation made his intentions hard to track before shootings that killed two Brown students and an M.I.T. professor.: Jury Delivers Mixed Verdict in Case of Afghan Charged in 2021 Kabul Attack
Wed, 29 Apr 2026 22:31:43 +0000 Jurors found the man guilty of conspiracy to support the terrorist group that took credit for a horrific bombing, but deadlocked on whether he was responsible for the attack itself.: Surveillance Law Is in Limbo After House Approval
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:26:44 +0000 Republicans put down a right-wing revolt to push a three-year renewal through the House, but the Senate appeared likely to opt for a 45-day punt ahead of a Friday expiration.: Civil rights leaders see the voting rights ruling as a ‘betrayal.’
Wed, 29 Apr 2026 21:44:46 +0000 Leaders and activists said a Supreme Court ruling had the potential to unravel decades of work toward giving Black Americans fair representation.: ‘A Lot of Rocket’: Trump Celebrates Artemis II Astronauts at the White House
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:19:52 +0000 President Trump wants Americans going into space to be a part of his legacy, even as he has proposed cutting NASA’s education, research and diversity programs.: Supreme Court Shakes Up U.S. Political Maps With Voting Rights Act Decision
Wed, 29 Apr 2026 21:21:12 +0000 Both parties are now scrambling to adjust to a new voting rights landscape.: Mississippi Will Move Quickly to Redraw Its Judicial District Lines
Wed, 29 Apr 2026 21:03:13 +0000 The state’s Republican governor said he would call a special session in 21 days to address the state’s judicial maps.: New York has welcomed previous British monarchs with 21-gun salutes and lobster bisque.
Wed, 29 Apr 2026 20:09:12 +0000: How the Voting Rights Act Helped Latinos in California
Wed, 29 Apr 2026 20:06:27 +0000 The federal law had been a “game changer” for Latino voters, but Wednesday’s ruling could weaken Asian Americans’ political power in the state.: White House Correspondents’ Dinner Shooter Planned Attack Weeks Before Gala, Prosecutors Say
Wed, 29 Apr 2026 20:32:14 +0000 A new prosecution memo details the preparations made in the days and weeks before the assault on the White House correspondents’ dinner.: Takeaways From Hegseth’s Testimony on Iran War and His Tenure
Wed, 29 Apr 2026 23:56:14 +0000 It was Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s first public appearance before Congress since Operation Epic Fury began in late February.: Florida Approves Redistricting Map That Could Add 4 Republican House Seats
Wed, 29 Apr 2026 20:23:50 +0000 Several voting rights groups have said that they plan to challenge the map in court once Gov. Ron DeSantis signs it into law.: Republicans Seize Back an Edge in the Nation’s Redistricting Fight
Wed, 29 Apr 2026 19:23:41 +0000 Democrats had earned a slight advantage with a victory in Virginia last week, but now a Supreme Court decision and Florida’s move to pass a new map are set to help Republicans.: The queen visits N.Y.C.’s library to spend time with the original Winnie-the-Pooh.
Wed, 29 Apr 2026 22:08:49 +0000: U.S. Prosecutors to Drop Felony Charges Against Illinois Protesters
Wed, 29 Apr 2026 19:24:47 +0000 Prosecutors, in a significant retreat, said they would abandon conspiracy counts against activists, including a former congressional candidate, and refile with misdemeanors.: Republicans Eye Redistricting in the South, Starting With Louisiana
Wed, 29 Apr 2026 21:03:50 +0000 The state faces a tight window to redraw its congressional maps.: Here’s where the redistricting wars stand.
Wed, 29 Apr 2026 18:45:45 +0000: Supreme Court Sides With Anti-Abortion Clinic in Fight Over Donor Records
Wed, 29 Apr 2026 18:27:23 +0000 A crisis pregnancy group had asked the justices to allow it to sue in federal court over a demand for donor information by New Jersey officials.: What to Know About the Voting Rights Act
Wed, 29 Apr 2026 18:02:50 +0000 The 1965 law was mean to address fundamental inequities in American life, and was one of the signal accomplishments of the civil rights movement.: Here’s the latest.
Wed, 29 Apr 2026 20:40:25 +0000: All Six Conservative Supreme Court Justices Attended Trump’s Dinner With King Charles
Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:46:06 +0000 Their appearance seemed at odds with the chief justice’s oft-stated message that the court he leads avoids even the appearance of political splits.: James Comey Makes First Court Appearance After Second Indictment Against Him
Wed, 29 Apr 2026 19:04:18 +0000 The indictment against James B. Comey, the former F.B.I. director, focused on a social media post that the Justice Department deemed a threat to the president.: Pentagon Puts Iran War Cost at $25 Billion as Hegseth Berates Skeptics
Wed, 29 Apr 2026 22:07:12 +0000 During his first public appearance on Capitol Hill since the war began, the defense secretary lashed out at lawmakers in both parties who have questioned the conflict.: Some states have their own Voting Rights Acts.
Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:25:20 +0000: Florida House Approves New Congressional Map in Party-Line Vote
Wed, 29 Apr 2026 18:40:09 +0000 The new map could give Republicans as many as four new seats in the state’s 28-member delegation, which already has 20 Republicans.: Florida Lawmakers Were Debating New Congressional Map When Supreme Court Voting Rights Decision Landed
Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:28:37 +0000 The map would eliminate as many as four Democratic-held districts, including one that is heavily Puerto Rican. Republicans expressed confidence in the map’s legality.: Key Moments in the Life of the Voting Rights Act
Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:21:07 +0000 Here’s a look at some key events that led to and followed the Voting Rights Act of 1965.: Which states could redistrict? Attention turns to several that have not held primaries.
Wed, 29 Apr 2026 18:20:36 +0000: Springfield, Ohio’s Haitian Workers Face Uncertain Future
Wed, 29 Apr 2026 18:25:19 +0000 Haitians played a pivotal role in revitalizing the once struggling Ohio city. The end of Temporary Protected Status could be a setback.