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Loading... After the Supreme Court's conservative majority ruled in favor of Texas lawmakers last week, Republicans head into the 2026 election year with an edge in the redistricting fight kicked off by President Trump.
An envelope sent from the U.S. Census Bureau contains information about the 2020 national head count. The Trump administration is reviewing the racial and ethnic categories approved for the 2030 census and other future federal surveys.
Merit Systems Protection Board member Cathy Harris (left) and National Labor Relations Board member Gwynne Wilcox (right) were fired by President Trump early this year. A panel of judges at the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals says the firings were lawful.
President Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House, Tuesday, as Secretary of State Marco Rubio (left) and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth look on.
A voter casts an in-person early ballot for the 2024 general election at the Northwest Activities Center on October 29, 2024 in Detroit, Michigan.
New York Attorney General, Letitia James, speaks after pleading not guilty outside the United States District Court, on Oct. 24, 2025, in Norfolk, Va.
Texas Republican state Sen. Pete Flores looks over the state's redrawn congressional map at the Texas Capitol in Austin in August. Eric Gay/AP hide caption toggle caption Eric Gay/AP The Supreme Court has cleared the way for Texas to use a new congressional map that could help Republicans win five more U.S.
The Harry S. Truman Federal Building, headquarters of the U.S. Department of State, in a 2024 file photo.
A Justice Department memo obtained by NPR says detention centers should no longer be inspected using standards specifically designed to keep LGBTQ and intersex inmates safe.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet Meeting at the White House on Dec. 2. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images A Pentagon watchdog has determined that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth risked the safety of U.S.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room at the White House on Dec. 2.