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Newly released documents show that top career officials at the Census Bureau had drafted a list of complaints about political interference in the 2020 count.

The ruling set up a final battle over the maps in the state Supreme Court, where Democrats hold a slim edge.

Inflation and the pandemic are hurting President Biden’s popularity, but the midterms are still months away.

Hopelessly gridlocked, the commission voted to send a pair of proposals to Albany, but Democratic lawmakers are increasingly likely to take over the process.

A citizen ballot initiative took redistricting out of the hands of partisan legislators. The result: competitive political districts — and an example of how to push back against hyperpartisanship.

Black elected officials in several states, from Congress down to the counties, have been drawn out of their districts this year or face headwinds to hold onto their seats.

As legislators across the country draw House maps to protect incumbents, a nonpartisan commission of California citizens is drafting one that will scramble political fortunes for both parties.