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The move by the Trump administration may be largely symbolic. Read full article

Legal experts say such concern from the bench could have a more systemic effect, eroding the healthy functioning of the courts. Read full article

New York’s governor welcomed state legislators who fled Texas to thwart a Republican gerrymander but said she would try to draft one of her own to bolster Democrats. Read full article

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More than a dozen progressive lawmakers had signed onto a draft letter, but a lack of Republican support meant it was unlikely to affect policy decisions by the Trump administration. Read full article

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The shooting happened at an unsanctioned after-party following the Hard Summer Music Festival, which featured electronic dance music. Read full article

Here is why Democrats in the Texas House left the state, why Republicans in the Legislature want to redraw political maps and why other states are involved. Read full article

The university is turning to a former law school dean to lead the school as it faces pressure from Republicans in both Virginia and Washington, D.C. Read full article

Derek Dooley, a former football coach, cast himself as an outsider candidate as the Republican primary field for a marquee midterm contest takes shape. Read full article