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SCOTUSs decision on Wisconsin maps is part of a drive to undermine democracy.

It seems there is one way a lower court can spare an election-related ruling from the SCOTUS shredder: bend any rules necessary to ensure a GOP victory.

Madison, Wis. — The U.S. Supreme Court threw out Gov. Tony Evers’ legislative maps that the state Supreme Court approved earlier this year. In a per curiam decision, the U.S. high court ruled that the Wisconsin justices did not accurately take into account the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment when they ruled on Evers’ maps. At issue are...

The U.S. Supreme Court just sidelined Wisconsin’s highest court and delivered a significant win for Wisconsin Republicans.

Meeks’ changing fortunes can be traced to shifting political trends, deal-making prowess and a little bit of luck.

A divided Wisconsin Supreme Court chose proposals from Gov. Tony Evers for the state's new political boundaries on Thursday.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the redistricting case to decide the state's political maps for the next decade.

Carl Heastie: The Man Who Would Oversee Cuomo’s Impeachment The Democratic Assembly speaker, most comfortable behind the scenes, now finds himself in the spotlight, facing the possibility of taking down a governor from his own party. Carl E. Heastie, the speaker of the New York State Assembly, has long been most comfortable as a behind-the-scenes operator.Credit...Cindy Schultz for The New York Times Aug. 4, 2021Updated 1:46 p.m. ET President Biden’s call for Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo o...

State Sen. John Liu first ran for a New York City Council seat in District 20, which includes Flushing, Queens, in 1997.

Theyre political opposites. But old friends Willie Brown and Ed Rollins are teaming up George Skelton © (Paul Sancya / AP and Ben Margot / AP.) Ed Rollins, left, and former San Francisco Mayor and Assembly Speaker Willie Brown. (Paul Sancya / AP and Ben Margot / AP.) Willie Brown thinks Donald Trump "is going down in history as being maybe the worst president.” That’s no surprise. The former Assembly speaker and mayor is a San Francisco liberal. But Ed Rollins? Rollins is...