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Virginia court declares state’s redistricting vote was unconstitutional in legal win for Republicans

A Virginia circuit court judge ruled that Democrats' redistricting referendum was unconstitutional one day after voters approved the Democrat-drawn map on Tuesday.

EXCLUSIVE: Eric Swalwell hit with fresh complaint over alleged use of House office to boost his business

The Justice Department was asked to investigate allegations former Rep. Eric Swalwell and his chief of staff used their positions on Capitol Hill to promote their business.

Hospice CEO asks Congress how a provider can operate ‘out of a burrito stand in California’ with no oversight

California hospice advocacy CEO Sheila Clark told Congress that fraudulent hospice providers are flourishing in the state despite regulatory oversight.

DeSantis says he’s taking up Jeffries’ invitation to ‘F around and find out’ on Florida redistricting effort

Gov. Ron DeSantis fires back at Hakeem Jeffries over Florida redistricting, inviting the Democratic leader to campaign in the state ahead of 2026 midterms.

Murphy defends ‘Awesome’ post on Iranian ships evading US blockade, says it was ‘sarcastic’

Sen. Chris Murphy dismissed outrage over his sarcastic reaction to reports that Iranian ships avoided U.S. detection amid an ongoing blockade.

Pope calls for justice and closing income gap in Equatorial Guinea Mass with presidential family

Pope Leo XIV urged Equatorial Guinea on Wednesday to work for justice and to close the gap "between the privileged and the disadvantaged," as he drew attention to the vast income inequalities and human rights abuses in the Central African country.

RFK Jr. goes before the Senate. One lawmaker’s competing loyalties will be on display

Bill Cassidy's roles as a lawmaker, a doctor and a political candidate will collide on Wednesday as he questions Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in two high-stakes Senate hearings.

Congress should use reconciliation to deliver more conservative wins

Senate Republicans are poised to adopt a budget resolution to unlock the use of the budget reconciliation process to end the Democrats' shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security with 51 Republican votes.

Nebraska agrees to end in-state college tuition for illegal immigrants

Nebraska reached a consent agreement with the Department of Justice this week to stop enforcing its law allowing illegal immigrants to receive in-state tuition at public colleges.

Beneath Trump’s ballroom legal case: A brief history of the White House bunker

Secrecy surrounding White House security makes details hard to come by, but President Donald Trump's court fight over his $400 million ballroom casts some light on an underground bunker at the site that has had a role in history.

Iranians have long sought work and relative stability in Turkey. The war could force some to return

Sadri Haghshenas spends her days selling borek - a layered, savory pastry - at a shop in Istanbul, but her mind is on her daughter in Tehran.

Trump media company replaces ex-congressman Nunes as CEO after stock plunge that wiped out billions

The Trump business behind Truth Social is replacing a former congressman and big supporter of the U.S. president as the leader of the social media platform after a stock collapse that wiped out billions in investor wealth.

Newsom turns Virginia redistricting victory into warning shot for Trump administration

Virginia's redistricting referendum could tilt House control toward Democrats ahead of 2026 midterms as Newsom declares victory and GOP fights back.

Soros-backed DA’s lax illegal immigration policies led to ‘preventable’ bus stop stabbing murder: complaint

Soros-backed prosecutor Steve Descano faces a federal complaint alleging his office's leniency toward a violent illegal immigrant led to a preventable killing.

Anthropic’s moral compass architect suggested AI overcorrection could address historical injustices

An Anthropic AI ethics researcher argued in a 2023 paper that intentional discrimination in AI models could be used to combat stigmas around race and gender topics.

Supreme Court liberals side with Clarence Thomas on Taliban suicide bomber lawsuit, 3 others dissent

In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed a lawsuit brought by a U.S. Army veteran injured in a Taliban suicide bombing to proceed, vacating a lower court ruling that had dismissed it. 

Winston Tyler Hencely, a former U.S. Army specialist, suffered a fractured skull and brain injuries when a Taliban operative working for a military contractor blew up a suicide vest at Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan in 2016.

The majority opinion, written by Justice Clarence Thomas, rejected a broad "battlefield preemption" theory that would have blocked state-law claims tied to combat activities. Thomas — joined by Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, Neil Gorsuch, Amy Coney Barrett and Ketanji Brown Jackson — wrote that military contractors are not automatically shielded from liability when their conduct was not authorized by the military — even in war zones.

"We vacate the judgment of the Fourth Circuit and remand the case for further proceedings consistent with this opinion," Wednesday's decision says.

"In 2016, a Taliban operative working for respondent Fluor Corporation, a military contractor, carried out a suicide-bomb attack at Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan. After then-Army Specialist Winston T. Hencely confronted him, the bomber detonated his suicide vest," the opinion explains. "As a result of the injuries he received, Hencely is now permanently disabled."

 "In an effort to recover damages for his injuries, Hencely sued Fluor, bringing state-law tort claims for negligently retaining and supervising the attacker. According to Hencely and the United States military, Fluor’s conduct was not authorized by the military and even violated instructions the military had given it as a condition of operating on the base," the opinion notes.

Justice Samuel Alito, Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh dissented.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

‘Illegals first’: Senate Republicans blast Schumer’s gambit to force vote on protecting Haitian migrants

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., seeks to extend Haitian migrants' Temporary Protected Status for three years, drawing sharp criticism from Senate Republicans.

WATCH: Sen Warren unloads on Trump’s Fed nominee Kevin Warsh in explosive hearing showdown

Sen. Elizabeth Warren calls Fed nominee Kevin Warsh a sock puppet for Trump during a heated Senate confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill this week.

This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—April 22

2019—A Third Circuit panel rules in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia that the city of Philadelphia lawfully refused to contract with a Catholic provider of foster-care services unless...

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