Politics

The New York state Capitol building (left) is shown next to the state appellate court building in foreground (right) on April 4 in Albany, N.Y.

New York's top court rejects congressional maps drawn by Democrats

5:32pm April 27, 2022

by The Associated Press

The state's highest court rejected new maps widely seen as favoring Democrats. The court largely agreed with Republican voters who argued the district boundaries were unconstitutionally gerrymandered.

The future of Title 42

5:09pm April 27, 2022

The future of the pandemic order Title 42 that gave the government power to quickly expel migrants remains in limbo in the courts. DHS Secretary Mayorkas is testifying on Capitol Hill this week.

President Biden's nominee to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), Steve Dettelbach, speaks during an event about gun violence on April 11 at the White House.

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A pediatric surgical group endorses Biden's nominee for gun enforcement agency chief

4:09pm April 27, 2022

by Ryan Lucas

The American Pediatric Surgical Association's endorsement stands out because it comes from surgeons who treat some of the youngest victims of gun violence in the United States.

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has signed a bill prohibiting the use of nonbinary gender markers on state birth certificates.

Oklahoma bans nonbinary gender identities on birth certificates

12:50pm April 27, 2022

by The Associated Press

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a bill explicitly prohibiting the use of nonbinary gender markers on state birth certificates, a ban experts say is the first of its kind in the nation.

Border Patrol agents detain a group of migrants in El Paso, Texas, near the border wall after they entered the U.S. from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, in February.

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Immigration advocates warn of midterm risks for Democrats if Title 42 isn't lifted

11:04am April 27, 2022

by Deepa Shivaram

With voter enthusiasm among Democrats already lagging going into the midterms, immigration advocates say they will dampen it more by not calling for the 2020 public health order to be lifted.

Joey Reed, the father of former US Marine Trevor Reed, stands next to a placard of his son during a press conference outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on July 29, 2021.

U.S. Marine veteran Trevor Reed is released from Russia in a prisoner swap

9:19am April 27, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

Reed had been held in Russia since 2019. He was exchanged for pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko, who was serving a 20-year sentence for conspiring to import cocaine into the U.S.

News brief: Kids' COVID vaccines, Russia-Ukraine war, Rep. Cawthorn cited

7:24am April 27, 2022

CDC data show 3 out of 4 U.S. children have had COVID. The head of the U.N. was in Moscow Tuesday, meeting with Russian President Putin. Rep. Madison Cawthorn cited for a loaded handgun at an airport.

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Delegate Danica Roem applauds visitors during opening ceremonies at the start of the 2019 session of the Virginia General Assembly in Richmond. The Virginia lawmaker, the first openly transgender U.S. state legislator, has written a new memoir in which sh

Danica Roem did opposition research on herself. It's one way she reclaimed her story

7:22am April 27, 2022

The Virginia lawmaker is the first openly transgender U.S. state legislator. In her new memoir, she embraces the idea of using what was written about her to empower her to tell her story.

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Rep. Madison Cawthorn is caught again with a gun at a North Carolina airport

5:13am April 27, 2022

by Jeanne Davis

North Carolina Rep. Madison Cawthorn was stopped at the Charlotte airport for carrying a loaded gun. The Republican's gun was confiscated and he was cited, but he was not arrested.

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2 progressive House lawmakers are working on a strategy to keep their seats

5:12am April 27, 2022

House Democratic progressives Jamie Raskin and Ro Khanna say they have a midterm campaign strategy to ward off the looming threat that Republicans could seize control of Congress.