The U.S. Supreme Court has fast-tracked Louisiana's effort to draw a new congressional map to increase Republican favored seats by waiving the normal waiting period for its decision to take full ...

Court ruling fallout: The Supreme Court’s Callais decision struck down Louisiana’s map and set a tougher standard for proving racial gerrymandering, prompting redistricting moves in GOP-led states.

Spotting Anne Hathaway is a regular occurrence these days, and not because she’s visiting to spread holiday cheer. Hathaway, a New York native and Oscar winner (“Les Misérables”) who grew up in ...

I hope the reader will not think I have trespassed on his patience in introducing myself to him with some account of the manners and customs of my country. They had been implanted in me with great ...