CNN: “Virginia on Friday became the latest state to escalate the nationwide redistricting battle ahead of November’s midterm elections that will determine which party controls the US House during the final two years of President Donald Trump’s time in office. Democrats who control the state Senate moved forward on a proposed constitutional amendment on redistricting, setting up…
“DeSantis calls for special session in April to redraw Florida’s congressional districts in GOP’s favor”
PBS: “Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday he plans to call a special session in April for the Republican-dominated legislature to draw new congressional districts, joining a redistricting arms race among states that have redrawn districts mid-decade. Even though Florida’s 2026 legislative session starts next week, DeSantis said he wanted to wait for a possible…
“South Carolina says the Revolutionary War was won there. But was it?”
WaPo: “South Carolina’s new license plate, now one of two default options in the state, features a simple slogan: “Where the Revolutionary War Was Won.” The change, part of the state’s celebration of the nation’s 250th birthday, recognizes South Carolina’s contributions in the Revolutionary War, which helped secure victory for the Continental Army. The problem,…
“She made a Facebook comment about her mayor. Then the police arrived.”
WaPo: “Raquel Pacheco began recording on her phone Monday as she opened her front door to the pair of police officers standing outside. They told her they had questions about a Facebook comment she had written. “Is that your account?” one officer asked. The other held out his phone, showing a message Pacheco had written…
“Talarico Leads Crockett for Democratic Senate Nod”
Political Wire: “A new Emerson College Polling/Nexstar Media poll of the 2026 elections in Texas finds James Talarico leading the Democratic Primary for US Senate with 47%, followed by Rep. Jasmine Crockett at 38%, with 15% undecided.”
“Here’s Andy Beshear’s Case for President”
Politico: “The primaries before the midterm elections haven’t even started yet, but Beshear is running for president. His local political advisers are thinking deeply about his strategy, and he’s tapped a handful of national strategists to guide him in these early days. However, the real giveaway is that Beshear already has a two-pronged theory of…
“Mobile County protest policy faces pushback over targeting concerns, constitutional rights”
AL.com: “A proposed policy regulating protests inside Mobile’s Government Plaza is facing pushback from a county commissioner who argues it targets a specific individual and could infringe on constitutional rights….”I’ve been told there was no ongoing situation we were trying to address,” Ludgood said. “I later learned that wasn’t the case. To the extent I…
“Georgia sets special election for Marjorie Taylor Greene’s House seat”
WaPo: “Georgia’s Gov. Brian Kemp (R) on Tuesday announced a special election to fill the House seat vacated by the resignation of former Republican lawmaker Marjorie Taylor Greene, a onetime staunch defender of President Donald Trump who had an acrimonious split with the president on several issues. The election to succeed Greene in the state’s 14th Congressional…
“Death at a Mississippi jail: Brutal beating or a fall from bed?”
MS Today: “For months, Chancellor Berrong, a 26-year-old in prison for assault and kidnapping, has been trying to tell authorities that he killed a man in a Mississippi jail seven years ago. He told a prison guard that he had information about the crime, attempted to confess to a detective and gave a written confession…
“South Carolina serves up another taste of RFK Jr.’s America”
WaPo: “More than 250 people in South Carolina have been placed under quarantine due to their exposure to the state’s largest measles outbreak in decades. Some parents of newborns, who must wait until their first birthday to receive the vaccine, are hunkering down as if they’re back in the darkest days of the covid-19 pandemic. Pediatricians, fearful…