Republicans are encountering some early headaches in Senate races viewed as pivotal to maintaining the party’s majority next ...

The Supreme Court punted the case of Louisiana’s gerrymandered congressional map last month and that’s a shame. The Court has ...

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Speaker Mike Johnson and Majority Leader Steve Scalise, both from Louisiana, lead Trump's One Big, Beautiful Bill to victory.

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The Supreme Court ordered further arguments over Louisiana's congressional map that created a second majority-Black district.

At issue is the Louisiana legislature's creation of a Black-majority congressional district, which a group of voters claimed was an illegal racial gerrymander.

The Supreme Court will hear new arguments on Louisiana's redistricting battle, an unusual step that extends a years-long battle over the state having a second majority-Black congressional district.