Nebraska and West Virginia hold primaries Tuesday to determine candidates for competitive House and Senate races, including a heated Democratic contest in Nebraska’s 2nd District and GOP Sen. Shelley Moore Capito’s bid for a third term in West Virginia.
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The Supreme Court has allowed Alabama to use a new congressional map with only one majority-Black district, sending the case back to a lower court amid ongoing voting rights litigation. The decision follows a recent ruling weakening the Voting Rights Act.
The U.S. Coast Guard has seized the sailboat used by Brian and Lynette Hooker amid the ongoing investigation into Lynette's disappearance in the Bahamas. Brian Hooker was arrested but released without charges, and Lynette remains missing.
Virginia Democrats have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate a voter-approved congressional map blocked by the Virginia Supreme Court, arguing the state court’s ruling violated federal law and overrode the will of the people.
The Supreme Court extends a temporary order maintaining mail access to the abortion pill mifepristone while reviewing a case that could limit its availability nationwide.
A nonprofit has sued to stop the Trump administration's resurfacing of the Reflecting Pool in blue, citing legal violations and historic preservation concerns. The administration defends the project as enhancing the visitor experience ahead of the nation's 250th anniversary.
President Donald Trump backs temporarily suspending the federal gas tax to ease high fuel prices, but experts say the relief for drivers would be modest. Congressional approval is needed, and the move could cost billions in government revenue.
Six bodies were discovered Sunday inside a Union Pacific boxcar near Laredo, Texas, prompting an ongoing investigation. Authorities have not released details on the victims or cause of death.