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Justices said decision was due to ‘improper external influences on the jury’ by a court clerk during the trial Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email The South Carolina supreme court on Wednesday overturned the murder convictions of Alex Murdaugh, the disgraced South Carolina attorney, due to “shocking jury interference” and ordered a … Read more
American women are having children later than ever with birth rates hitting record lows and the divide between red and blue states becoming even more stark. A new analysis of birth rates highlights Washington, D.C., and Mississippi as emblematic of trends among first-time mothers. The findings highlight how education, economic opportunities, costs of living and … Read more
After a series of court rulings gave Republicans a decisive advantage in the national redistricting fight, Democrats’ options for a counterpunch before this year’s midterms are limited.
As they push to flip the House and capture the chamber’s majority in this year’s midterm elections, Democrats are facing a steeper hill to climb, thanks to two blockbuster court rulings. The Virginia Supreme Court decision last week to strike down the state’s voter-passed congressional redistricting ballot measure, coupled with the ruling a week earlier … Read more
However, Tate Reeves said he expects to redraw state’s four congressional districts before the 2027 elections On Wednesday morning, Mississippi’s governor, Tate Reeves, said that he is canceling a special legislative session that was scheduled to redraw the state’s supreme court districts next week. However, Reeves, a Republican, noted that he does expect the state … Read more
The Supreme Court has admonished judges not to interfere in election cases when the process is underway, but it is being accused of doing that in redistricting decisions.
Republicans’ support for President Donald Trump’s war on Iran fractured on Wednesday. Senate Democrats have tried to splinter off Republicans from their near-unified backing of Operation Epic Fury for months with a campaign of attrition, putting war powers resolution after war powers resolution on the floor ever since fighting began. And after two months of … Read more
Outrage is snowballing after it was uncovered that a California mayor who just stepped down after admitting to acting as a Chinese agent appears to have donated to Democrats, including a sitting congresswoman. As President Donald Trump visits China for a diplomatic mission with world leaders, Eileen Wang, mayor of Arcadia, California, agreed to plead … Read more
Exclusive: In letter seen by the Guardian, 30 members of Congress warn US president’s Cuba military operation would worsen ‘mass suffering’ US politics live – latest updates More than 30 members of Congress have urged Donald Trump’s top officials to end the use of Guantánamo Bay naval base for immigrant detention and rule out any … Read more
State officials told vendors at the facility to prepare for a breakdown of the tented camp beginning next month Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email An alliance of environmental groups and immigration advocates has welcomed what looks to be the imminent closure of Alligator Alcatraz, the notorious immigration jail in the remote … Read more
