The Latest Breaking News from Republican

Catch up on the political news of the past week in the latest At the Races newsletter, as some familiar Democratic names reenter the fray.

Florida Republican Gov_ Ron DeSantis’ administration is preparing to open a second immigration detention facility at a state prison in north Florida, as a federal judge decides the fate of the state’s holding center for immigrants at an isolated airstrip in the Florida Everglades dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz.”

Republican lawmakers are blaming Canada for not preventing and containing wildfires, whose smoke has fouled the air in several states this year

California Governor Gavin Newsom (D-Calif)  is urging Democrats in Illinois and New York to accelerate redistricting plans, warning that Republicans in Texas are moving swiftly to gain a congressional edge.

Former U.N. ambassador and Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley is raising concerns over what she calls an “unacceptable” level of U.S. national debt, taking shots at her own party in the process.

The investigation is being criticized as politically driven

The US president also announced he would host the annual award show which recognises lifetime contributions to the arts.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said his administration will redistrict its congressional maps after Trump missed a deadline he gave him to urge Republican governors to back off their redistricting efforts

‘I just went on Fox News to tell the truth about the redistricting power grab in Texas,’ James Talarico tweeted. ‘He refused to answer — and cut the interview early.’

Texas Democrats are set to return to the state after claiming victory over Republicans in the state's redistricting clash

Rural communities are seeing a key aspect of life affected amid Trump’s immigration crackdown and Ice raids