Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' effort to create four new Republican House seats got an assist Wednesday from the U.S. Supreme Court — but not the total victory his lawyers had predicted. - One big question remains: Will the entire state redistricting reform be struck from the books? Why it matters: Florida lawmakers approved the new GOP-leaning U.S. House seats — despite a state constitutional amendment that bans intentional partisan gerrymandering. - Democrats and liberal groups plan to sue once DeSantis signs the maps. Zoom in: The Supreme Court's ruling in Louisiana v. Callais neutered a key provision of the Voting Rights Act and made it harder to defend race-based districts. - It applied new, stricter requirements to win lawsuits…
Mid Vermont Christian School is still suing other state officials because they have "yet again excluded all religious schools" from participating in the Green Mountain State's tuition and other public benefits programs, lawyers say.
During a 9/11 memorial event in New York City, New York Mayor Zorhan Mamdani claimed he would ask King Charles III to return the Koh-i-Noor diamond to India—but failed to follow through.
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) claimed he would ask King Charles III to transfer the Koh-i-Noor diamond to India during a 9/11 memorial event in New York City on Wednesday. However, video footage of the Uganda-born ethnic Indian interacting with the British monarch at the memorial suggests he made no such request when given the opportunity. DETAIL: Mamdani made the remarks while taking questions from reporters, noting that, rather than discussing British-American trade and investment or other priorities relevant to New Yorkers, he would use any meeting with the King to “encourage” him to send the diamond to his ancestral homeland. The Koh-i-Noor diamond, now part of the British Crown Jewels, has…Open
UNITED STATES — After seeing Ben Sasse's incredible faith in God and upstanding moral character, the nation now understands why the former senator had to leave politics behind.
Prosecutors accused Rubén Rocha Moya, the governor of Sinaloa state, of a yearslong scheme to protect the powerful Sinaloa drug cartel in exchange for bribes and votes.
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.
Electricity use by data centers, including facilities to support AI, continues to increase rapidly. At a hearing of the House Energy & Commerce Committee, Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY) and Energy Subcommittee Ranking Member Kathy Castor (D-FL) both asserted that U.S. households shouldn't bear the cost of growth in tech companies' energy consumption.
President Trump weighed in on the new charges brought against former FBI Director James Comey at an Oval Office press event Wednesday Trump was asked whether he believes that a since-deleted social media post by Comey -- a photo showing seashells arranged into the string of numbers "8647" -- represented an actual threat to his life. The president responded, "Probably. I don't know." He added, "Based on what I'm seeing, I think, yeah," and went on to describe Comey as "a dirty cop."
