South emerges as flashpoint of brewing redistricting battle
The partisan showdown over redistricting has hardly begun, but already both sides agree on one thing: It largely comes down to the South.
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Advocates seek Biden push on gun bills, but prospects iffy
WASHINGTON — After President Joe Biden’s giant COVID-19 relief bill passed Congress, he made a prime-time address to the nation and presided over a...
US judiciary seeks to boost judges’ security at home, work
WASHINGTON — The federal judiciary says it needs to boost security for judges at home and work following a deadly shooting at a judge's...
New challenge for the Powell Fed: A strengthening economy
WASHINGTON — For the past year, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has expressed a wish for more rescue spending from Congress, better control of...
Lawmakers fear turning 144 cities into “micropolitan” areas
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators and congressmen is urging the federal government not to approve recommendations to remove 144 cities from the designation...
Alaska GOP wants Murkowski to stop identifying as Republican
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Alaska Republican Party previously censured U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski for voting to convict former President Donald Trump after his impeachment...
Cities, groups aim to stop Ohio’s push for early census data
A coalition of cities, counties and civil rights groups sued the U.S. Census Bureau last year to stop it from ending the 2020 census...
I like Ike, but Mike’s OK; ranked-choice voting gets a look
FALLS CHURCH, Va. — An electoral reform that has taken root in the iconoclastic states of Maine and Alaska could be gaining traction nationwide.
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US judiciary seeks to boost judges’ security at home, work
WASHINGTON — The federal judiciary says it needs to boost security for judges at home and work following a deadly shooting at a judge's...
Booker ‘strongly considering’ 2022 Senate run in Kentucky
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Democrat Charles Booker, who nearly pulled off an upset in last year's Senate primary, said he's “strongly considering” another run for...
