Indiana Senate rejects mid-cycle redistricting bill
After a monthslong back-and-forth involving Indiana legislative leaders, the Governor’s Office and the White House, the state Senate on Thursday voted 31-19 to reject a mid-cycle redistricting push
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Trump administration separates thousands of migrant families in the US
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US Supreme Court seems likely to overturn Hoosier-related decision that has prevented some presidential firings
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Judge frustrated as NASCAR antitrust trial drags on with no end in sight
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Massachusetts court hears arguments in lawsuit alleging Meta designed apps to be addictive to kids
Meta said it strongly disagrees with the allegations and is “confident the evidence will show our longstanding commitment to supporting young people.”
Grand jury rejects new mortgage fraud indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James
It’s the latest setback for the Justice Department in its bid to prosecute the frequent political target of the Republican president.
US Supreme Court allows Texas to use a congressional map favorable to Republicans in 2026
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Hearing in Luigi Mangione’s state murder case sheds new light on investigation into CEO’s killing
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The New York Times sues the Pentagon over Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s media rules
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House Republicans subpoena Jack Smith for closed-door interview about his prosecutions of Trump
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Trump administration halts immigration applications from 19 countries
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Indiana’s 110-mile border with Michigan is fuzzy, which ‘isn’t a problem until it is.’
The last official survey of the dividing line between Michiganders and Hoosiers was conducted in 1827, and wooden markers placed by federal surveyors at that time have largely rotted into the pastoral landscape.