After the Supreme Court weakened the Voting Rights Act in late April, Republican lawmakers across the South scrambled to redraw their states’ congressional maps. The court’s...
Pierre Charles L’Enfant, the French-born engineer hired by George Washington to lay out the new American capital, proposed an ambitious idea: the whole city as a...
to “indirect assistance” or “permissible direct assistance.” Among these, most notably, are statutes dealing with transnational organized crime and international counterdrug efforts. 3....
1871, pursuant to the Ku Klux Klan Act, Grant declared martial law and suspended habeas corpus in nine hill counties of South Carolina, where...
Kevin Carter/Getty Images Doug Mills/The New York Times It was back in late May that construction began on the towering, claw-like superstructure that now sits complete...
Feb. 6, 2025 218 for majority control205 racesfavor Dems.18 tossups212 racesfavor Reps. Because the party out of power almost always does well in midterm elections, Democrats...
In a well-trafficked walkway linking the West Wing to the White House residence, President Trump has recast history with gold-lettered plaques that summarize each of the...
The mammoth triumphal arch President Trump wants to build would sit under one of the most complex sections of the national airspace — directly in the...
Measure passed with 215 “yes” votes to 208 “no” votes. Vote Total Democrats Dem. Republicans Rep. Bar chart of total votes 215 211 4 208 0...
Control of both chambers of Congress is up for grabs this fall. Democrats’ chances to seize power from the Republicans hinge on a narrow set of...
