Supreme Court Agrees to Fast-Track Louisiana Voting Map Decision

Louisiana voters who successfully challenged the state’s voting map as an illegal racial gerrymander had asked the justices to quickly return the case to the lower courts, clearing the way for a new map.

Supreme Court Strikes Down Louisiana Map, Another Blow to Voting Rights Act

The court struck down the voting map as an unconstitutional racial gerrymander in a move that could make it harder for lawmakers to create majority-minority voting districts.

Every Black Republican Is Leaving the House, Erasing Diversity Gains

All four Black House Republicans are retiring after this year, a reflection of the striking and persistent lack of diversity in the G.O.P. ranks of Congress.

Combative, Defensive and Occasionally Contrite, Kennedy Walks a Fine Line

In four days of congressional testimony, the health secretary sought to please the White House and his MAHA base at the same time.

How the War Powers Act Could Pressure Trump to End the Iran War

A decades-old law allows the president to wage war without congressional approval for 60 days, then limits his options for continuing. President Trump may seek to get around it.

D.H.S. Will Run Out of Money for Paychecks in May, Secretary Says

The issue threatens to renew chaos at airports as lawmakers remain divided over a deal to end the two-month shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security.

Deferring to Trump, G.O.P. Lawmakers Resist a Public Accounting on Iran

Nearly three weeks into a war that polls show is unpopular, top Republicans have yet to call administration officials to testify about it, arguing that hearings would put divisions on display.

Trump Trumpets Peace in Africa Amid War on Drug Boats, in Day of Dissonance

President Trump presided over a Congo-Rwanda peace deal on the same day his administration was being questioned about potential war crimes.

Behind the House Vote to Release the Epstein Files

The House has voted to tell the Justice Department to release the Epstein files, after President Trump caved to pressure from fellow Republicans. Our congressional correspondent Annie Karni describes how Trump’s inability to head off the vote is a sign that his movement is fraying.