Wisconsin Democrats Renew Fight Over Voting Maps
Democrats challenging redistricting in Wisconsin filed an amended lawsuit Friday in an effort to persuade the U.S. Supreme Court that they have legal standing to bring their claims.
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Challenge to Texas Judicial Elections Shot Down
Republican dominance in Texas elections explains why only two of 18 judges on the state’s highest courts are Latino, a federal judge ruled Wednesday, dismissing a Voting Rights Act lawsuit brought by Hispanic voters.
Read moreGOP Donor Lobbies to Reseal Lurid Lawsuit by Playmate
A top Republican fundraiser has filed for an emergency stay of a former Playboy model’s lurid claims against him, which a judge in Los Angeles ordered unsealed Friday.
Read moreFederal Judge Hears GOP Effort to Kill Obamacare
As protesters chanted outside the courthouse, a federal judge in Texas heard arguments Wednesday over whether to block Obamacare as Texas’ lawsuit to invalidate the health care law on a technicality moves forward.
Read moreRepublicans Can Intervene in Michigan Redistricting Case
Eight Republican congressmen from Michigan can intervene in a gerrymandering lawsuit filed by a women’s group and Democratic voters, a Sixth Circuit panel ruled Thursday.
Read morePoll: GOP Voters Stand With Congressman Despite Indictment
U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Alpine, is polling ahead in his re-election bid for the 50th Congressional District, despite facing federal charges of misuse of campaign funds, a poll released Monday shows.
Read moreDemocrats Hopeful About Chances in Arizona Primary
The race to replace U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake, a Republican who announced his retirement an entire year before the election, has thrust Arizona to the forefront of national politics ahead of Tuesday’s primary.
Read moreRep Hunter Pleads Not Guilty in Campaign-Finance Case
San Diego-area GOP congressman Duncan Hunter pleaded not guilty Thursday to federal charges accusing him and his wife of misusing $250,000 in campaign funds.
Read moreGOP Congressman, Wife Indicted Over Campaign Expenses
A federal grand jury on Tuesday indicted a Republican congressman from California and his wife on charges that they used campaign funds to pay for theater tickets, international vacations, dental work and more to the tune of $250,000.
Read morePanel Advances Challenge to Ohio Voting Maps
A three-judge panel on Wednesday declined to throw out a gerrymandering lawsuit against Republican officials in Ohio, finding that a group of Democratic voters established legal standing to bring the challenge.
Read moreVirginia Dems Cry Foul on Independent Candidate
The Democratic Party of Virginia sued state Board of Elections on Monday, asking a judge to strike the name of a third-party congressional candidate from the ballot ahead of November’s midterm elections.
Read moreCounting Error Halves Kobach Lead for Kansas Governor
Election officials discovered vote discrepancies in the Kansas GOP gubernatorial race, cutting challenger Kris Kobach’s current lead over incumbent Gov. Jeff Colyer in half.
Read moreSome Trump Voters Losing ‘Warm’ Feelings for Him
Most voters supporting President Donald Trump who had “warm” feelings for him in the wake of the 2016 election have not changed their mind, the Pew Research Center reported Thursday, but a noteable minority takes an icier view.
Read morePoll: Most Disapprove of Trump, GOP Handling of Deficit
A majority of independent voters disapprove of the way President Donald Trump and the GOP are dealing with the budget deficit, according to a poll released Friday.
Read moreMichigan Redistricting Fight Hits Sixth Circuit
An attorney for Republican congressmen argued before a Sixth Circuit panel Wednesday in their attempt to intervene in a gerrymandering case brought by the League of Women Voters of Michigan.
Read moreSupport for ICE Divides Americans as Midterms Near
The Pew Research Center reported Tuesday that Americans are sharply divided along party lines when it comes to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, with Republicans supporting the agency just as strongly as Democrats oppose it.
Read morePlaymate’s Beef With GOP Donor Stays Sealed, for Now
The details of former Playboy model Shera Bechard’s lawsuit against top Republican fundraiser Elliott Broidy will remain sealed, a Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge ruled Tuesday during a tense hearing.
Read moreChoosing Terrain
As powerful as the images of border families were, immigration is a trap for the Democrats. The leadership that has lost so many elections doesn’t see it.
Read moreAmericans Warming Up to Immigration, Poll Shows
As the Trump administration faces sustained scrutiny over immigrant family separations and child detention facilities, Americans from both parties increasingly support higher levels of legal immigration, the Pew Research Center said Thursday.
Read moreChallenge to Ohio Maps Renewed After High-Court Punt
The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio said Tuesday that the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision to sidestep two partisan-redistricting cases helped clarify its legal claims in an amended gerrymandering lawsuit against state officials.
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