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Pennsylvania's Supreme Court released a new congressional map on Monday after the previous map was found to be a result of unconstitutional gerrymandering from Republicans. The map, which was approved in a 4-3 vote, is set to go into effect in time for the state's May 15 primaries. Pennsylvania's current map is considered to be one of the most gerrymandered in the U.S.

The battle between Senate Democrats and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman MORE’s judicial nominees advanced without the approval of both of their home-state senators The blue-slip rule — which Democrats describe as a long-running Senate tradition Grassley has taken to ignore — has become a flashpoint for members on the Judiciary Committee. The committee has been tasked with considering the slew of nominees from the Trump administration, many of which have been controversial. Sen.

MORE (R-Utah) on Monday night, despite reportedly urging Hatch to run for reelection to block Romney out. “He will make a great Senator and worthy successor to @OrrinHatch, and has my full support and endorsement!” Trump tweeted. Romney thanked the president in a tweet of his own. Trump and Romney have had a complicated relationship. The 2012 GOP presidential nominee was a frequent critic during Trump’s own presidential campaign. In March of 2016, Romney said he would have refused Trump's endorsement four years earlier if h

Both “Dreamers” and their employers are worried about how the wind-down of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program will affect them, as a Trump administration deadline to find a deal on the immigrants approaches. The Senate failed to pass a legislative replacement to the DACA program Thursday, leaving Congress with few legislative options and only four legislative days before MORE's March 5 deadline. Recipients of the program, who were brought to the country illegally as children, won't automatically lose their benefits at once after March 5. The Supreme C

Senate Majority Leader on Tuesday that he will give an immigration bill a vote, but it won't be attached to a spending deal. "It is still my view that I will call up a DACA related immigration bill that ... the president will sign and that it will not be a part of any overall spending agreement," McConnell told reporters, referring to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Congress has less than two weeks to meet a Jan.

The indictment Friday of 13 Russians accused of waging "information warfare" in the 2016 U.S.

President Orrin Hatch. The president tweeted, "He will make a great Senator and worthy successor to @OrrinHatch and has my full support and endorsement!" Romney made the announcement he would be running last week, but never mentioned Trump in his campaign video. Romney was extremely critical of Trump during the 2016 election, including a speech from March 2016 in which he meticulously outlined all of the problems Trump presented if elected.

Students from the Washington, D.C. area protested outside the White House Monday, calling for lawmakers to reform gun laws after the shooting at a high school in Parkland, Fla.

The eldest son of President India to help sell luxury apartments and lavish attention on wealthy Indians who have already bought units in Trump-branded developments. Donald Trump Jr.

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has issued a new congressional map for the state, in a decision that could have major ramifications for the balance of power in the U.S. House of Representatives. The court issued the map after Governor Tom Wolf, a Democrat, and the Republican-controlled state legislature, were unable to submit a map satisfying both parties by the court-ordered Thursday night deadline. Numerous map submissions from both sides of the aisle were presented to the state Supreme Court, which ordered the state’s congressional boundaries redrawn late last month.