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The Supreme Court's two decades of constitutional change

"People tend to think the times they are living in are the most unprecedented and unpredictable, but that is rarely the case."

Reason · Sep 29

'I will not be silenced': Ex-Trump prosecutor Jack Smith stands by probes, hits back at Republicans

Jack Smith, the former US special counsel, testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee regarding his investigations into Donald Trump. He rejected allegations of politically motivated probes and emphasized adherence to Justice Department policies. Smith faced scrutiny over obtaining phone records from Republican lawmakers during his investigation into the January 6…

The Economic Times · Sep 29

A rural Texas district tests Democrats’ quest to expand House map

SAN ANTONIO — Inside a crowded Denny’s along a busy commercial strip, Democratic activists listened intently as Katy Padilla Stout mapped out her plan to flip a sprawling Texas district that has shaded bright red in recent elections.  Padilla Stout, a teacher turned child welfare lawyer, is making her first…

Roll Call · Sep 29

Americans’ view of the economy drops to its lowest point in over a decade

Survey participants cited the surging prices of fuel, general merchandise and essential services

The Independent UK · Sep 29

Justices allow third-country deportations as case proceeds

The Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration on Tuesday to continue to deport immigrants to countries other than those they came from, known as third-country removals, in an order that also set up a final legal fight over the practice. Tuesday’s order lifted a lower-court order blocking the practice, which…

Roll Call · Sep 29

Jorge Ramos and María Elena Salinas Reunite for 2026 Midterm Election Coverage, This Time Outside Univision

For nearly three decades, Jorge Ramos and María Elena Salinas delivered the news together to Spanish-speaking households across the United States. Now they are preparing to share an election night desk again, nearly nine years after Salinas left Noticiero Univision.

Latin Times · Sep 29

Republicans won’t moderate if Democrats gain ground in the Texas House, hardline leader says

“None of us are willing to go backwards and say, ‘Oh, well, we lost a few seats, so our policy agenda is going to change,” state Rep. Mitch Little said at last week’s Texas Tribune Festival.

The Texas Tribune · Sep 29

Lawmakers cry foul over publicly funded Trump TV ads

The White House is using Customs and Border Protection funding to run pro-Trump political advertisements, Democratic appropriators said Tuesday. The funding comes from last year’s massive GOP budget reconciliation law and was intended for CBP, said House Appropriations ranking member Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., and House Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee ranking…

Roll Call · Sep 29

Confessions of a political handicapper

ANALYSIS — What if we got it all wrong? That’s the question that usually goes through my mind at this point in every election cycle. Because 25 years of experience in analyzing elections has made me more humble, rather than more cocky.  Political handicapping has a way of knocking people…

Roll Call · Sep 29

GOP Senate Candidate Ken Paxton Defends One-Day Plea Deal in Child Sex Abuse Case: 'We Did Our Best'

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton defended prosecutors' handling of Adam Hoffman's child sexual abuse case, after a judge increased the sentence and Hoffman served 29 days in jail.

International Business Times UK · Sep 29