From Australia's remote deserts to the surface of Mars, geological mapping underpins how we understand landscapes, natural ...

The G.O.P. has seized an edge on redistricting thanks to two court rulings, and it has more room to maneuver for extra seats before the midterms. By Nick Corasaniti The nation’s redistricting war has ...

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee (R) on Thursday signed into law a new GOP-friendly House map that carves up the state’s only majority-Black district and threatens the lone Democrat in the state’s nine-member ...

The redistricting could add four more Republican seats to Florida’s congressional delegation Romy Ellenbogen is a Tallahassee correspondent, covering state government with a focus on criminal justice ...

The Supreme Court’s rollback of the Voting Rights Act is already throwing the 2026 midterm elections into flux, as states weigh last-minute changes to their congressional maps, while preparing for a ...

The Supreme Court struck down Louisiana’s congressional map with a second majority-Black district. Iran offers Strait deal; Trump dissatisfied but prefers non-military path What Reddit knows about ...

Type to search articles, cases, and authors. Press ↵ to view all results. Updated on April 29 at 9:58 p.m. The Supreme Court on Wednesday, in the case of Louisiana v. Callais, struck down a Louisiana ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The US Supreme Court limited the ability of lawmakers to take the racial make-up of a state into account when drawing voting maps, in a ruling that could reshape politics across the American south. In ...

The Supreme Court significantly narrowed a key provision of the Voting Rights Act in a 6-3 ruling Wednesday, further eroding the impact of the landmark civil rights-era law. For decades, Section 2 — a ...