Feb 20 National Republican group plans to sue over Pennsylvania’s redrawn congressional map By Associated Press The court-imposed congressional map overhauls a Republican-drawn map widely viewed as among the nation's most gerrymandered. The National Republican Congressional Committee said the lawsuit could be filed as early as Wednesday. Continue reading
Feb 19 Pennsylvania Supreme Court issues new congressional map for 2018 elections By Marc Levy, Associated Press It substantially overhauls a congressional map widely viewed as among the nation's most gerrymandered. Continue reading
Feb 19 Analysis: The 3 Supreme Court cases you should be watching closely this month By Marcia Coyle The justices could rule in any of these cases at any time. Continue reading
Feb 15 Court to seek new map in Pennsylvania gerrymandering case By Marc Levy, Associated Press Republican lawmakers say they will swiftly ask federal judges to block a new map, and contend that the Democratic-majority court had no power to invalidate the congressional boundaries or draw new ones. Continue reading
Feb 07 Former AG Holder says he’s weighing run for office By Ellis Kim Former Attorney General Eric Holder said Wednesday that he's considering running for office. Continue reading
Feb 07 5 overlooked politics stories that are worth your time By Saher Khan The 24-hour news cycle is filled with political coverage, but not everything gets the attention it deserves. Here are five politics stories you may have missed in the past week. Continue reading
Jan 22 Watch 3:38 News Wrap: Court tosses out Pennsylvania’s gerrymandered congressional map By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Monday, Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court threw out the state's congressional map for being heavily gerrymandered to benefit Republicans. Also, Turkey continued its military offensive against U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters in Syria for a third day. Continue watching
Jan 18 North Carolina Republicans don’t have to redraw maps by next week, Supreme Court rules By Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press The U.S. Supreme Court has delayed a lower-court order that would have forced North Carolina Republican lawmakers to redraw the state’s congressional districts by next week because of excessive partisan bias in current lines. Continue reading
Jan 12 Supreme Court to hear appeal over Texas redistricting By Associated Press The Supreme Court agreed Friday to hear Texas' appeal to preserve congressional and legislative districts that a lower court struck down as racially discriminatory. Continue reading
Jan 10 GOP vows to fight judges’ decision to strike down North Carolina House districts By Jonathan Drew, Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press A federal court's decision to strike down North Carolina's congressional map has cast uncertainty over the state's 2018 U.S. House races and thrust the state into a national debate over reducing the role of partisanship in drawing electoral districts. Continue reading