Author: Molly Parks, Washington Examiner

As more southern states hop on the redistricting train after the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down race-based redistricting, Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA) is facing increasing pressure to push back Georgia‘s congressional primaries and redraw the state’s map. Kemp announced last Friday that he would not pursue a redraw of the state’s congressional map, one…

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) released the Senate Judiciary Committee’s reconciliation bill text that includes a funding provision for security-related features in President Donald Trump‘s proposed White House ballroom. The bill text has caught media attention since its release because it would allocate $1 billion toward security enhancements to Trump’s ballroom project, a project the president…

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) has signed Florida’s new congressional map into law that could net Republicans four new seats in the state’s congressional delegation. “Signed, Sealed, and Delivered,” DeSantis wrote on X with the new congressional map underneath. DeSantis championed the Sunshine State’s redistricting push after Virginia voted to redraw its map in favor of…

Secretary of State Marco Rubio will head to Rome and Vatican City on Wednesday to speak with leaders for bilateral talks, the State Department announced. “Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to Rome, Italy May 6-8 to advance bilateral relations with Italy and the Vatican. Secretary Rubio will meet with Holy See leadership to…

Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch addressed recent leaks from the highest court in the land on Sunday, saying the justices must balance transparency and “room for candid conversations.” “Like everything else, it’s a balance in life,” Gorsuch said on Fox News Sunday. “We want some transparency, but we also have to leave room for candid…

President Donald Trump called on Congress Thursday to take action to repeal and reform the impending hemp ban that would wipe out nearly all hemp-derived CBD products on the market. “I am calling on Congress to update the Law to ensure that Americans can continue to access the full-spectrum CBD products they have come to…

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche signed an order on Thursday officially reclassifying state-licensed medical marijuana from a Schedule I to a less-regulated Schedule III drug, following President Donald Trump’s order to do so in December. The rescheduling move will relax federal regulations on FDA-approved cannabis products, grouping them with substances such as anabolic steroids and…

The early vote in Virginia’s special election on redistricting has turned out more GOP voters than the 2025 gubernatorial election did, as Democrats look to redraw the state’s map with a 10-to-1 blue district margin. Virginia is just one day out from its referendum on whether or not to allow the blue state legislature to…

President Donald Trump rejected Energy Secretary Chris Wright’s statement that gas prices may not fall below $3 before 2027, remaining confident that prices will drop once hostilities cease between the United States and Iran. Trump told the Hill that gas prices will fall below $3, “as soon as this ends,” alluding to the war in…