Tallahassee: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Monday signed into law a new congressional district map after lawmakers returned to Tallahassee for a special session called by a proclamation he issued earlier this year. DeSantis offered a proposed map last week, one day before the session began. Lawmakers last redrew district...
Washington — U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on May 4 urged China to increase diplomatic pressure on Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to international shipping, saying Beijing’s energy purchases sustain Tehran and that the issue will be discussed when President Trump meets President Xi Jinping on May 14–15...
New Orleans. A federal judge on Sunday, May 3, blocked a Louisiana law that would eliminate the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court clerk position, allowing Calvin Duncan—who won the November election with 68% of the vote—to move forward to assume the office; the judge found the April 30 statute violated...
WASHINGTON — Voters in a central Michigan district will decide the 35th state Senate seat on Tuesday, determining whether Democrats keep their 19-18 majority or produce a 19-19 split. Democrat Chedrick Greene, Republican Jason Tunney and Libertarian Ali Sledz are on the ballot; Greene won the Feb. 3 Democratic primary...
Des Moines, Iowa: Democrats are intensifying efforts to contest state races as Republicans mount a defensive push, with Sen. J.D. Vance visiting Tuesday to support Rep. Zach Nunn's re-election bid and party officials preparing for competitive midterms. This week Iowa Democrats said they plan to deploy 60 field organizers by...
Cleveland: Ohio officials are advising voters ahead of the May 5, 2026 primary, publishing polling locations, sample ballots and identification requirements for in-person voting. Polls in Ohio will open at 6:30 a.m. and close at 7:30 p.m., with voters allowed to cast ballots if they are in line before closing. Muncie:...
Memphis, Tenn. leaders and state lawmakers are confronting a proposed redrawing of congressional boundaries this week as Tennessee’s legislature returns to Nashville on Tuesday to consider maps that could eliminate the state's only reliably Democratic 9th District; the session follows a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that narrowed the use...
Florida — Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani, 81, was hospitalized in Florida on Sunday, his spokesman Ted Goodman said, describing him as in 'critical but stable condition' while declining to disclose the illness, hospital location, or the time of admission; The New York Times and several outlets reported the...
WASHINGTON — A federal magistrate on Monday expressed 'grave concerns' about how Cole Tomas Allen, the 31-year-old suspect accused of firing a shotgun near the White House Correspondents' Dinner on April 25, was held in the D.C. jail, noting seemingly unprompted placement on suicide watch and prolonged isolation that limited...
Washington — The U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling this week changing the legal standard on race in districting and prompting state legislatures to consider new congressional maps ahead of November's midterm elections. Analysts including Reuters and independent forecasters reported a historic low in competitive U.S. House seats, noting only...
