Here’s the first of a number of stories we’ll write between now and the end of the year on the most important element of US politics that most Americans don’t spend too much time worrying about: redistricting.
‘It doesn’t matter when’: How Biden gave feuding House Democrats an off-ramp
President Joe Biden didn’t travel to Capitol Hill on Friday to close the deal, or to rally the troops through a final legislative gantlet.
South Dakota Gov. Noem says she didn’t ask for ‘special treatment’ for daughter seeking real estate appraiser certification
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem said in a new video Friday that she never asked for “special treatment” from the state for her daughter as she was seeking to become a state-certified real estate appraiser, and that her daughter completed the same require…
Biden vows ‘we’re going to get this done’ as Democrats attempt to overcome divisions to enact key agenda items
President Joe Biden is heading to Capitol Hill on Friday afternoon as congressional Democratic leaders scramble to secure a last-minute deal on a major economic package and find a way to resolve divisions between moderates and progressives that have pu…
Justice Sotomayor rejects request to block New York City school vaccine mandate
Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Friday denied a request from a group of New York City teachers to block the city’s vaccine mandate for public school employees.
Justice Department makes changes in wake of blunders investigating sexual abuse of gymnasts
The Justice Department is making changes to improve the way federal agents and prosecutors deal with crime victims and witnesses and to better coordinate with state authorities in the wake of serious errors uncovered in the FBI’s handling of sexual abu…
DHS intelligence branch sent ‘untrained, inexperienced’ intel collectors to Portland, internal review finds
An internal review of the Department of Homeland Security intelligence branch revealed an unprepared and ill-trained workforce was thrown into assisting with intelligence collection amid the civil unrest in Portland, Oregon, in summer 2020, contributin…
Man charged in Fanone assault at Capitol to remain in jail after emotional hearing
A New York man charged in the grizzly assault of DC Metropolitan Police Officer Michael Fanone will remain in jail while he awaits trail, a federal judge ruled on Friday after an emotional court hearing.
Judge says DOJ should be ‘even-handed’ in treatment of Capitol rioters
A federal judge said Friday that he believes the Justice Department hasn’t been “even-handed” with President Donald Trump supporters who stormed the US Capitol on January 6, suggesting that they’ve been treated more harshly than the rioters in last yea…
White House explored whether administration could make payments after debt ceiling breached
Senior White House officials explored whether the US could unilaterally continue payments should the debt ceiling be breached in mid-October but ultimately concluded it would not be possible to avoid default and economic catastrophe, a person with dire…