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Republican lawmaker a Confederate flag. Jones offered amendments to the bill, which the speaker ruled had been submitted in an untimely manner. Jones described that as a “Jim Crow process”. The redistricting comes eight days
right Republicans is pushing for reform of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (Fisa), but they face strong bipartisan opposition from lawmakers advocating for an 18-month renewal with no changes, in line
ruling in a statement afterwards. “The executive branch seems to have no problem taking actions that are clear Constitutional overreaches, regularly meddling in responsibilities that are the rights of the states,” Amore wrote
ruling weakened the Voting Rights Act. Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry [suspended the primaries for the U.S. House races](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/30/nx-s1-5806000/louisiana-suspends-house-primaries-supreme-court) to allow the state legislature to create a new map. Early voting started there
Voting Rights Act and Fair Housing Act were barely mentioned, instead replaced with priorities like preventing voter fraud, anti-transgender issues, and preventing discrimination against white people. Dhillon also removed the career lawyers serving
Action, a nonprofit that seeks to protect elections and has been tracking candidate positions on the validity of election results since 2022. [![Democratic Rep. Cleo Fields is seen with members of the Congressional Black Caucus
Act. That’s giving Republicans the narrowest of windows to gerrymander one or two new seats before the 2026 midterms — and is leaving candidates guessing where they might be running. Meanwhile, [a lawsuit filed late
ruling is ‘red meat’ to Republicans in south, says Black lawmaker targeted by gerrymander The supreme court decision that effectively gutted the Voting Rights Act (VRA) “was red meat to the Republican legislators
right amount. Just 12 percent say they have too little influence. But the AI and crypto super PACs are on a new level, and the rise of these groups is creating shockwaves throughout politics. These
right now, or to take some ownership and exercise some oversight?” “The question for members is, are you going to own this or not?” ## Will Congress act? So far, political brass in Congress