"The United States must respond to this attack," said the President
Healey claimed he was being forced to make decisions that "could make our country less safe"
Evette won the GOP gubernatorial primary with about 29.1% of the vote compared to Wilson's 26.5%
Democrats are taking the fight over future House maps down ballot, with the super PAC Forward Majority planning to spend $30 million on two dozen state legislative races this year. Why it matters: They're betting that as few as eight statehouse races could help determine who controls redistricting for six U.S. House seats ahead of 2028. "We're in the Wild West now," said Leslie Martes, the chief executive officer of Forward Majority."There are 7,000 legislative districts across the country. Not all of them are up this year, but you've got to make sure that you're playing in the right places with the resources that you have," she said.The group is eyeing seats such as the Arizona State Senate's 17th District, currently held by a Republican. "Kamala Harris won that district, even though she didn't win Arizona," Martes said. Zoom in: In Texas this year, Republicans showed Democrats that redistricting didn't have to be a decennial affair, pushing through a mid-cycle redistricting that aims to net five new GOP seats. Democrats responded in kind in California, but a state Supreme Court decision blocked Virginia's aggressive redraw. The Supreme Court's Callais ruling weakened Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, giving both parties more room to pursue aggressive redistricting strategies.10 states ended up with new maps for 2026. Other states flirted with redraws, but held back due to tight deadlines or skittish state legislatures. Zoom out: Republicans plan to pad their numbers in states like Georgia and Mississippi ahead of 2028. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is preparing to respond by squeezing more Democratic-friendly seats from blue states.But both parties need the same thing to become creative cartographers: control of the state House, state Senate and governor's mansion.That is especially important ahead of the 2030 census, when all 50 states will redraw their lines. The intrigue: Forward Majority predicts that eight races in five states — Arizona, Michigan, M
Pope Leo XIV on Monday condemned sexual abusers holding positions of authority in the Catholic Church, expressing support for reparation for victims. The Catholic Church has for decades faced investigations concluding it systematically turned a blind eye to thousands of child sex predators operating globally as priests and in other capacities within the Vatican’s network. […]
Here is the draft executive order on cybersecurity and AI as it stood before President Trump pulled the plug on it Thursday. State of play: The industry and administration are scrambling to figure out what's next as key questions remain unanswered on the future of government access to top AI models and general AI safety
Ukraine's president tells the Russian leader that only "direct engagement" between the two countries could end the war, with the US focused on Iran
Alabama is likely to appeal the ruling, which stops an effort to use a new congressional map that would likely cost Democrats a majority-Black district
Former President Biden is suing the U.S. Department of Justice in an attempt to block the release of audio recordings and transcripts of private conversations with his biographer. Why it matters: The recordings from 2016 and 2017 formed a key part of special counsel Robert Hur's investigation into Biden's handling of classified documents. The big picture: Biden denies sharing classified information, but Hur concluded that the former president read classified notebook passages aloud to ghostwriter Mark Zwonitzer. Hur concluded that Biden's memory lapses would make it harder to prove he acted willfully. Driving the news: The lawsuit, which was filed in federal court in Washington, D.C., comes as the DOJ plans a June 15 release of redacted transcripts and audio recordings to Congress and the Heritage Foundation, which sued for the material under the Freedom of Information Act. Representatives for Biden and the DOJ did not immediately respond to Axios' Tuesday-evening request for comment
For five days, activists have gathered outside a detention center in New Jersey to denounce conditions inside. Federal officials have rejected those concerns
US President Donald Trump on Monday urged Muslim-majority nations across the Middle East and beyond to normalize relations with Israel as part of the emerging Iran peace deal. In a lengthy social media post, Trump listed countries whose leaders he spoke with in a conference call on Saturday about efforts to end the war with Iran. "After all the work done by the United States to try and pull this very complex puzzle together, it should be mandatory that all of these Countries, at a minimum, simultaneously, sign onto the Abraham Accords."