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DeSantis: Ruling vindicates Florida redrawing congressional maps

(The Center Square) – A U.S. Supreme Court ruling Wednesday “compelled” Florida to redraw congressional districts, second-term Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday a day after the Legislature approved his map plan. The ruling in a Louisiana redistricting case was issued as the Legislature was debating a bill to

What Trump’s post as a Jesus-like figure tells us about political messianism

What Trump’s post as a Jesus-like figure tells us about political messianism

(AMHERST, MASS.) President Donald Trump sparked immediate outcry on April 12, 2026, when he posted an image of himself as a Jesus-like figure. The post, which Trump later said was supposed to depict him as a doctor, came shortly after the president criticized Pope Leo XIV as “weak” and

Supreme Court ruling: The latest in history of diminishing minority voting rights

Supreme Court ruling: The latest in history of diminishing minority voting rights

(KNOXVILLE, TN) Divided along ideological lines, the U.S. Supreme Court on April 29, 2026, issued a ruling that severely weakens a provision of the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965. That provision, known as Section 2, prohibited any discriminatory voting practice or election rule that results in less opportunity

Florida poised to flip 4 U.S. House seats with new map

(The Center Square) – Florida is poised to flip four seats in the U.S. House of Representatives to Republican following Wednesday's approval of a new congressional map in a special session of the Legislature. Second-term Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis' plan was approved 21-17 by the

Buttigieg endorses Montana Plan, announces Butte town hall

Buttigieg endorses Montana Plan, announces Butte town hall

Transparent Election Initiative announced this week that former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg has endorsed the “Montana Plan” which seeks to keep corporate money out of politics through a ballot measure. Buttigieg will come to Butte for a town hall on May 17, the release from the Transparent

US Supreme Court curbs race-based voting maps in landmark ruling

US Supreme Court curbs race-based voting maps in landmark ruling

The US Supreme Court on Wednesday sharply limited the use of race in drawing electoral districts, in a decision that could reshape congressional maps nationwide and boost Republican prospects ahead of midterm elections. In a 6–3 ruling split along ideological lines, the conservative-dominated court struck down a map

US Supreme Court limits use of race in congressional district remaps

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office on Monday invoked an upcoming landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision on the role of race in drawing congressional districts to justify the Republican’s proposed gerrymander. “The use of race in redistricting should never happen,” the governor’s general counsel, David Axelman, wrote in