
The Guardian - 56 min 59 sec ago
The decision marks a setback for Republicans in a national redistricting battle Sign up for US Breaking News emails Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. The Missouri supreme court blocked a Republican-drawn new congressional map from being used in November's midterm elections, a blow to the party's odds for maintaining its narrow US House majority. The Trump administration filed an emergency request asking the US supreme court to lift order blocking USPS from implementing mail-in...

The New Yorker - 1 hour 31 min ago
In both the ballroom and the mail-in-ballot cases, the President has tested the Justices' willingness to stop him in his tracks.

The Independent - 1 hour 52 min ago
North Carolina will become the first state to broadly distribute mail ballots for elections that will determine control of Congress...

Fox News - 2 hours 30 min ago
A New Jersey school district faces a lawsuit over its transgender policy allowing students to socially transition without ever notifying their parents.

New York Magazine - 2 hours 31 min ago
The president's bid for architectural immortality is barreling toward completion.

UPI - 2 hours 57 min ago
The Missouri Supreme Court ruled against the use of a GOP-favored congressional map in this year's midterms, directing a referendum on the issue.

NPR - 3 hours 32 min ago
NPR's Steve Inskeep asks David Becker, an elections administration expert, what effect the Trump administration's appeal to the Supreme Court on mail-in ballots could have on the midterms.

NPR - 3 hours 33 min ago
The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to allow the U.S. Postal Service to carry out a plan for President Trump's attempt to restrict mail-in voting for the midterm election.

ABC News - 4 hours 56 min ago
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to lift new block on mail-voting restrictions...

ABC News - 4 hours 57 min ago
The Missouri Supreme Court has blocked a new U.S. House map backed by President Donald Trump from being used in the November election...

Newser - 7 hours 11 min ago
President Trump is railing against Missouri's top court, which has blocked the use of new GOP-friendly congressional maps for November. In a unanimous ruling on Thursday , the Missouri Supreme Court said the maps already used in last month's primaries cannot be in place for the midterm elections. The court said...

UPI - 7 hours 32 min ago
The Trump administration on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to permit enforcement of new US. Postal Service mail-in voting authorities.

The Hill - 8 hours 32 min ago
President Trump on Thursday condemned the Missouri Supreme Court's decision to block new congressional lines drawn to benefit Republicans from being used in the state's November election. The state's highest court unanimously ruled Thursday evening that this map, which were used in the state's primary elections last month, "did not go into effect and will...

The Guardian - 9 hours 38 min ago
This live blog is now closed. Sign up for US Breaking News emails Republican oversight chair James Comer has also weighed in on Leon Black not sitting for a deposition about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein. The billionaire financier, who has denied wrongdoing, filed suit against the oversight committee Thursday alleging the subpoenas were improper. "It's a shame Leon Black is hiding behind litigation rather than provide answers to the American people. Our investigation is examining how the federal...

Fox News - 9 hours 56 min ago
The Missouri Supreme Court unanimously blocked the GOP-drawn map, and President Donald Trump called the ruling "ridiculous" before November's vote.

The Hill - 10 hours 48 min ago
The Maryland Supreme Court ruled Thursday evening to keep a Democrat-led redistricting referendum on the ballot this November but with different wording. The ruling, which overturns a lower court's decision to block this proposed ballot question, is a major victory in the Democratic Party's efforts to boost their chances at reclaiming the House this fall. ...

NY Post - 11 hours 10 min ago
In a unanimous decision, the court ordered that a statewide referendum be held in November to determine the ultimate fate of the new map.

The Guardian - 12 hours 52 min ago
Setback for Republicans in redistricting battle as court orders forbids maps from being used in November elections The Missouri supreme court has unanimously blocked new congressional districts backed by Donald Trump from being used in the November election and ordered a statewide vote on whether to uphold or reject the new map. The decision Thursday marks a rare setback for Republicans in a national redistricting battle. Republicans had hoped Missouri's new congressional boundaries could help...

The Hill - 13 hours 16 min ago
The Missouri Supreme Court dealt a blow to President Trump and Republicans on Thursday, ruling the GOP could not issue a new map aimed at giving the party an additional seat in the House until the congressional lines are approved by voters in November. The decision is a setback for Republicans, who had sought to...

NBC News - 13 hours 26 min ago
The Missouri Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the state's redrawn congressional map cannot be used in this year's midterm elections, dealing a major blow to Republicans.

New York Times - 13 hours 35 min ago
The Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City.

The Guardian - 13 hours 41 min ago
Supreme court ruled in June against president's earlier order to change citizenship rules for babies born in US A federal judge has temporarily blocked Donald Trump 's latest attempt to restrict birthright citizenship the longstanding principle that all babies born in the US are guaranteed American citizenship. The decision came nearly a month after the president tried for a second time to limit via executive order which people born in the US can become American citizens. The supreme court...

NBC News - 14 hours 23 min ago
The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to green-light a new Postal Service rule that would exert control over mail-in ballots ahead of the midterm elections.

ABC News - 14 hours 33 min ago
The Trump administration filed an urgent appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court seeking permission to immediately implement new U.S. Postal Service rules for mail ballots.