#Supreme Court hands defeat to North Carolina GOP in election law clash

#Supreme Court hands defeat to North Carolina GOP in election law clash

The Supreme Court on Tuesday in a 6-3 decision rejected a bid to give state legislatures sweeping authority in drawing congressional maps and regulating federal elections, declining to endorse the so-called “independent state legislature” theory. The decision preserves the ability for state courts to hear partisan gerrymandering lawsuits in congressional redistricting and review other federal election…

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#The Hill’s Morning Report — How much power has Putin lost?

#The Hill’s Morning Report — How much power has Putin lost?

Editor’s note: The Hill’s Morning Report is our daily newsletter that dives deep into Washington’s agenda. To subscribe, click here or fill out the box below. Close Thank you for signing up! Subscribe to more newsletters here The latest in politics and policy. Direct to your inbox. Sign up for the Morning Report newsletter As Russia continues to dominate headlines…

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#Supreme Court tosses Trump DC hotel records case

#Supreme Court tosses Trump DC hotel records case

The Supreme Court will no longer hear a case on whether Democratic lawmakers should have been able to sue to obtain documents related to a Washington, D.C., hotel former President Trump owned during his presidency. Congressional members dismissed the lawsuit last month. After the high court last month agreed to hear the Biden Justice Department’s…

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#Biden, Zelensky discuss disorder in Russia

#Biden, Zelensky discuss disorder in Russia

President Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky discussed the ongoing tensions in Russia on Sunday as well as the United States’ continued support for Ukraine. Zelensky said in a statement on Twitter that the conversation he had with Biden was a “positive and inspiring” chat, adding that he thanked the president for the “unflagging” support…

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