May 27 Alabama asks Supreme Court to allow use of congressional map helping GOP, despite racial bias ruling By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The state's Republican leadership filed an emergency appeal with the justices a day after a three-judge court refused to let the state use a map it adopted three years ago that has a majority Black population in just one of… Continue reading
May 27 Rep. Christian Menefee defeats Rep. Al Green in primary runoff fueled by redistricting By Matt Brown, Associated Press Under previous maps, Green and Menefee had served in neighboring districts before the state's Republican lawmakers redrew the state's congressional maps in an effort to create more Republican-leaning seats. Continue reading
May 27 South African government, Afrikaners reject Trump administration claim of a humanitarian emergency By Michelle Gumede, Associated Press Advocacy groups for the country's Afrikaner white minority on Wednesday rejected the Trump administration's position that there's a humanitarian emergency affecting white people in South Africa. Continue reading
May 27 Midterm redistricting has placed millions in new voting districts. Here's where 6 state efforts stand By David A. Lieb, Associated Press President Donald Trump hopes the unusual mid-decade redistricting can help Republicans retain control of the closely divided House, despite negative approval ratings and historical tendencies for the incumbent's party to lose seats… Continue reading
May 27 Colin Allred wins Texas primary to get his old House seat back By Associated Press On Tuesday, he won the Democratic primary for Texas' 33rd District. Continue reading
May 27 Trump tells PBS News that Iran would not get sanctions relief in exchange for giving up highly enriched uranium By Liz Landers His comments come as the United States and Iran try to strike a deal to end the conflict that has engulfed the Middle East for the last three months. Continue reading
May 27 WATCH: In Cabinet meeting, Trump says Iran 'negotiating on fumes' and that midterms won't affect his war strategy By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press As he prepares to huddle with his top aides, President Donald Trump is projecting confidence that he's closing in on a deal that will reopen the Strait of Hormuz and provide him a credible argument that Iran’s nuclear capability has… Continue reading
May 27 Johnny Garcia wins the Democratic primary for Texas' 35th U.S. House District By Associated Press National Democrats stepped in to help Garcia win House nomination as the party was seeking to defeat his rival, Maureen Galindo, who has repeatedly expressed antisemitic views. Continue reading
May 27 Cornyn went to great lengths to avoid Trump's wrath. The Texas senator lost his seat anyway By Thomas Beaumont, Associated Press, Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press/ Report for America Sen. John Cornyn tried for more than a year to show Donald Trump and Texas Republicans that he and the president were on the same team. Continue reading
May 26 3 things to know about Trump's order raising the U.S. refugee cap only for white South Africans By Maria Ramirez Uribe President Donald Trump is easing his administration’s cap on the number of refugees who can enter the United States, according to a forthcoming White House memo. Continue reading