Republicans appeal decision that threw out NYC’s only GOP-controlled House district
ALBANY, N.Y. — Republicans on Monday appealed a judge’s decision to throw out the lines of New York…
Communities honor Martin Luther King Jr. Day amid adverse political climate
As communities across the country on Monday host parades, panels and service projects for the 40th federal observation…
Elon Musk’s xAI to build $20 billion data center in Mississippi
Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, plans to spend $20 billion on a data center in Southaven, Mississippi JACKSON,…
Trump officials, Louisiana put end to another decades-old school desegregation order
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration and Louisiana officials have lifted another decades-old school desegregation order, part of a…
NYC Mayor Eric Adams once called himself the ‘future of the Democratic Party.’ What went wrong?
NEW YORK — Four years ago, New York City Mayor Eric Adams swept into office with swaggering confidence,…
Judge orders special elections for Mississippi Supreme Court after Voting Rights Act violation
JACKSON, Miss. — A judge on Friday ordered special elections for the Mississippi Supreme Court after earlier finding…
Judges block Texas from using new US House map in 2026
A federal court on Tuesday blocked Texas from using a redrawn U.S. House map that touched off a…
Ending SNAP could hit Black Americans the hardest
NEW YORK (AP) — In one of the wealthiest neighborhoods in the nation, a line stretched along the…
Supreme Court voting rights arguments alarm civil rights groups
WASHINGTON (AP) — For decades, the faces of American politics have grown more diverse by nearly every measure,…
Supreme Court hears voting rights case over minority representation
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Republican attack on a core provision of the Voting Rights Act that is designed…