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WASHINGTON — In several recent rulings, the Supreme Court unexpectedly handed wins to liberal advocates on election law, minority voting rights and Native American issues, but all three rulings were not conclusive. That means contentious issues could return to the conservative-majority court, and — based on what some of the justices have said — the outcome next time could be very different.

Florida’s new standards for teaching African-American studies found a surprising defender on CNN last week amid an onslaught of criticism from pundits and the mainstream media.

CNN political commentator Scott Jennings pushed back against Kamala Harris’s claim that, “Just yesterday in the state of Florida, they decided middle school students will be taught that enslaved people benefited

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A lawsuit filed with Wisconsin’s newly liberal-controlled state Supreme Court argues that Republican-drawn legislative maps are unconstitutional and must be redone. The lawsuit Wednesday is the latest legal challenge of many nationwide that could upset political boundary lines before the 2024 election. The long-promised action from a liberal law firm focusing on voting

Rep. Jim Jordan (R., Ohio) is threatening to block funding for a new FBI headquarters in the Washington, D.C., area unless the bureau moves to Alabama instead. In light of the federal government's investigation into former president Donald Trump and his Republican allies, Jordan argued the agency put some distance between itself and D.C. and move to Huntsville, Alabama, where agents would be