The way Louisiana's Republican leaders put it, the pervasive racial discrimination in elections that led to the passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act is all in the past. That is why they are now urging the Supreme Court, in a case being argued on Wednesday, to bar states from using any consideration of race when drawing legislative districts, gutting a key plank of the law that was designed to ensure Black voters would have a chance of electing their preferred candidates. read more
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday announced that he would sign a letter approving the establishment of a Qatari Emeri Air Force facility in Idaho. read more
New York Attorney General Letitia James was criminally indicted on two counts by a grand jury on Thursday. read more
Federal prosecutors investigating former FBI Director James Comey for allegedly making false statements to Congress determined that a central witness in their probe would prove "problematic" and likely prevent them from establishing their case to a jury, sources familiar with their findings told ABC News. read more
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., broke with her party on Monday evening by calling for action on expiring Obamacare subsidies ... read more
Remember, though, they'll get upset if called deplorable or racist or misogynistic and demand they not be called highly negative descriptors that they would rather whine about being called than attempt to behave in a way that they no longer can be applied ...