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A group of protestors hold a banner saying “Black Voters Matter” with a quote from Allen v. Milligan, a 2023 case that required Alabama to draw a second congressional district to give Black voters an opportunity to elect their preferred leaders, on May 4, 2026 at the Alabama Statehouse in Montgomery, Alabama. (Photo by Brian Lyman/Alabama Reflector)
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Congressional Black Caucus calls for corporate leaders to speak out for voting rights

May 26, 2026
Kevin Warsh, left, takes the oath of office from U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, right, as Warsh's wife Jane Lauder looks on during his swearing-in ceremony to be the new chairman of the Federal Reserve in the East Room of the White House on May 22, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
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Trump says Kevin Warsh will be ‘totally independent’ as he’s sworn in as Fed chair

May 22, 2026
Ethanol boosters say E30 and marketing to youth point the way for corn fuel’s future
National

Year-round ethanol blend bill passed by US House faces uncertain Senate path

May 22, 2026
Community members protest ahead of a special Box Elder County Commission meeting to discuss the Stratos project, a massive data center proposed for an unincorporated area in Box Elder County, Utah, on May 4, 2026. (Photo by Alixel Cabrera/Utah News Dispatch)
National

Data center battles started in the states. Now it’s Congress under siege.

May 22, 2026
Donald Trump supporters clash with police and security forces in the attack on the US Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Brent Stirton/Getty Images)
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Jan. 6 police officers sue Trump over $1.77B ‘taxpayer-funded slush fund’

May 21, 2026
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche appears at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on May 21, 2026. (Photo by Shauneen Miranda/States Newsroom)
National

US Senate GOP punts immigration bill amid big split with Trump over settlement fund

May 21, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court, on April 9, 2026. (Photo by Ashley Murray/States Newsroom)
National

US House GOP attacks proposals to expand Supreme Court and counter conservative majority

May 21, 2026
Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe, left, welcomes U.S. Vice President JD Vance as he arrives at Kansas City International Airport, May 18, 2026 in Kansas City, Missouri. Vance on his visit pitched voters on keeping Republicans in Congress. (Photo by Eric Lee-Pool/Getty Images)
National

Sagging poll ratings, soaring gas prices put GOP in a fix for keeping US House control

May 21, 2026
President Donald Trump wants lawmakers to attach the SAVE America Act to unrelated housing and surveillance legislation after it stalled in the U.S. Senate. (Photo by Alex Brandon-Pool/Getty Images)
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Trump won’t give up on stalled SAVE America bill, as Dems prep election protections

May 20, 2026
A classroom at Woodrow Wilson Elementary School in South Salt Lake City, Utah, on March 12, 2024. (Photo by Spenser Heaps/Utah News Dispatch)
National

US House passes sweeping ‘gender ideology’ bill aimed at trans kids in schools

May 20, 2026
A protester listened to U.S. Rep. Analilia Mejia, D-N.J., at a rally on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, as the representative spoke against the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision to strike down part of the Voting Rights Act. (Photo by Ashley Murray/States Newsroom)
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Protesters at the US Capitol rally for voting rights after Supreme Court ruling

May 20, 2026
A Fairfax County voter receives a sticker on Election Day, Nov. 4, 2025. (Photo by Nathaniel Cline/Virginia Mercury)
National

Republicans target blue-state districts after US Supreme Court voting rights decision

May 19, 2026
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy, with his wife Dr. Laura Cassidy by his side, addresses his supporters as he concedes his GOP primary election contest on May 16, 2026, in Baton Rouge. Cassidy split with his party three days later to support advancing a War Powers Resolution on Iran. (Photo by Michael DeMocker/Getty Images)
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US Senate votes to advance resolution limiting Trump war in Iran as Cassidy flips

May 19, 2026
Amare Thomas #0 of the Houston Cougars gives a stiff arm to Tamarcus Cooley #0 of the Louisiana State Tigers in the second half during the Kinder's Texas Bowl at NRG Stadium on Dec. 27, 2025 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images)
National

NAACP, Congressional Black Caucus urge college sports boycott in South over voting rights

May 19, 2026
A lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland challenges a portion of the incoming federal student loan system overhaul that establishes stricter loan caps for students partaking in postbaccalaureate degree programs that do not fall under the department’s “professional” classification. (Photo by Courtney K/Getty Images)
National

New student loan limits challenged by Democratic attorneys general, governors in lawsuit

May 19, 2026
A banner showing President Donald Trump hangs on the Robert F. Kennedy Building of the U.S. Department of Justice on Feb. 20, 2026. (Photo by Shauneen Miranda/States Newsroom)
National

Trump drops IRS suit in trade for $1.7B 'anti-weaponization' fund decried by Dems

May 18, 2026
US Supreme Court strikes down Louisiana congressional maps in case with national implications
National

US Supreme Court’s uneven rulings in election lead-up causing chaos, experts say

May 18, 2026
Election officials must notify voters if mail-in ballots are set aside, Pa. high court rules
National

Trump elections order would create chaotic ‘nightmare,’ Democrats and allies tell court

May 14, 2026
U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon testifies before the House Committee on Education and Workforce at the Rayburn House Office Building on May 14, 2026 in Washington, DC. The hearing examined the policies and priorities of the Department of Education. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images)
National

US House members scrutinize ‘big, beautiful’ law’s loan limits for nursing degrees

May 14, 2026
Emergency crews work at the site of a US-Israeli strike on a residential building that also destroyed the adjacent Rafi-Nia Synagogue on April 7, 2026, in Tehran, Iran. (Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)
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US House rejects constraint on Trump action in Iran, one day after Senate

May 14, 2026
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