5+ mon, 1+ day ago  (194+ words) We like to put the theater in Political Theater every so often. George Orwell, Ukrainian artists, the Christmas Adventurers Club. Movies don't have to be overtly political to say something about politics. Sometimes just documenting what life is like can…...

2+ hour, 16+ min ago  (535+ words) Alabama officials asked the Supreme Court on Wednesday to halt a lower-court ruling that blocked the use of a new congressional map in this fall's elections. In the pair of applications filed Wednesday, officials urged the justices to either pause…...

7+ mon, 4+ week ago  (569+ words) Lawmakers from both parties as well as representatives of the transportation sector are'urging Congress to change'environmental permitting rules in order to'benefit railway and road projects as they seek to ensure that any legislative overhaul goes beyond the energy infrastructure that…...

18+ hour, 47+ min ago  (749+ words) Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a combative, scandal-dogged disruptor who had the backing of President Donald Trump and his MAGA movement, delivered a thrashing to four-term Sen. John Cornyn in Tuesday's Republican Senate primary runoff in the Lone Star State....

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (333+ words) A push to redraw South Carolina's congressional map for this year's midterm elections fell short Tuesday, as several Republicans joined Democrats on a procedural vote that essentially halted a redistricting measure. The vote in the state Senate happened on the…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (763+ words) A federal court blocked Alabama from using its new congressional map in this fall's elections, ruling Tuesday that it is still "intentionally discriminatory" against Black voters. The unanimous decision from a three-judge panel to grant a preliminary injunction adds to…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (477+ words) Welcome to a special edition of At the Races! Throughout the 2026 primary season, watch for these updates from the CQ Roll Call campaign team on what you need to know for election day. Know someone who'd like to get this…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago  (825+ words) President Donald Trump signaled Saturday that some kind of agreement with Iran "will be announced shortly," possibly bringing the 84-day military and economic conflict to an end. "An Agreement has been largely negotiated, subject to finalization between the United States…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago  (926+ words) President Donald Trump put his midterm coattails to the test Friday by trekking into a New York House district won by Kamala Harris in the last presidential election. "It's this radical turnaround, and we better do it fast, because we're…...

5+ day, 18+ min ago  (471+ words) ANALYSIS " A TV'ad'attacking incumbent Texas Sen. John Cornyn for supporting "Muslim mass immigration" misleadingly cites a 2021 quote from Cornyn about certain Afghan refugees and claims that "Cornyn has a special place in his heart for radical Islam." The ad, which…...