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Democratic-led cities vow to fight National Guard troop deployments, a judge rules Utah Republicans engaged in partisan gerrymandering and immigration lawyers warn of unsafe conditions for migrant children in federal detention centers.

Trump takes a tightrope approach on flag burning crackdown, and attacks cashless bail policies in Democratic cities and states. Federal employee unions sound the alarm on restrictions of union protections and collective bargaining rights.

A Maryland court strikes down an anti-DEI school policy, voter roll updates raise concerns in Arkansas, Nevada regulators probe utility overcharges, Trump threatens to send troops to Chicago and gerrymandering battles intensify nationwide.

California Democrats push through new congressional maps, as the party bleeds registered voters. President Trump is handed victories in court, as business owners and low-income households brace for impacts from his policies.

Vance doubles down on Trump takeover of D.C. Elections could decide the fate of Democrat controlled court in PA, while abortion access restrictions at the VA cause consternation from advocates.

Kentucky loses federal solar funds as households brace for higher costs, Colorado's immigrants run community trainings in the face of deportation sweeps, Montana service workers navigate the tax break on tips and Ohio's Sherrod Brown launches a comeback bid.

President Trump says he'll end mail-in voting before next year's midterm elections, Texas Democrats return home as GOP lawmakers advance new redistricting maps and more states send National Guard troops to Washington, D.C.

Connecticut creates new rules for gun sales, Texas redistricting maps face pushback over minority representation, Nebraska advocates press Congress for immigration reform and ICE officers expand their role in Washington, D.C. crime enforcement.

CA Governor announces mid-decade redistricting plan. Economists worry inflation is rising due to Trump's tariffs and Social Security workers fight back against cuts on the agency's 90th anniversary.

A federal court hears an emergency petition for an Ohio imam in ICE custody. California weighs disaster relief for foster youth, Maine fights a federal move to bar undocumented children from Head Start programs and Arizona seniors rally to protect Social Security.

DC police are working with federal law enforcement after President Trump's takeover. TX Senate passes controversial redistricting maps and more states are volunteering to create migrant detention centers.

President Trump places D.C. police under federal control, Texas Governor Greg Abbott warns the redistricting process could drag on for years and new research shows an increasingly partisan split to views of science.  

Trump's meeting with Putin could impact Taiwan's security, as well as that of Ukraine. Iowa labor unions and faculty band together to defend academic freedom and two Texas cases could decide the fate of blue state abortion medication shield laws.

ICE plans a new detention center in Indiana. President Trump considers 'taking over' the DC police and Israel's PM says he'll take total control of the Gaza Strip.

President Trump again threatens a federal takeover of Washington, D.C., Texas Republicans say there's no way to stop their redistricting and GOP members of Congress work to sell the tax and budget megabill to angry constituents.

Trump weighs in on the Texas redistricting effort, as Democratic and Republican states across the country consider redrawing congressional maps and North Carolina's governor vetoes an anti-DEI bill.

States reject Department of Justice requests for voter records, the Texas Governor threatens to remove Democratic lawmakers who fled the state from office and new federal legislation would set minimum salaries for all public school teachers.

Texas Democratic legislators leave the state to block a GOP redistricting plan. Trump fires the head of labor statistics after a negative jobs report and mass immigration arrests aren't targeting the people they were said to be aimed at.

NC Sen. Tillis wants Republicans to bolster Medicaid, after cuts earlier this month. The economy blooms under President Donald Trump, though red flags loom and a new report examines state budget transparency.

Texas Republicans unveil a map that further gerrymanders districts before midterms, as a Senate committee advances a bill to ban stock trading by members of Congress. Seattle voters will soon decide whether to continue its so-called "democracy vouchers" program.

Calls for a national ban on assault weapons are renewed after a shooting in New York. The Department of Defense has banned almost 600 books in its bases' schools and the British Prime Minister says the UK will recognize a Palestinian state.

The Trump administration wants stepped up voter deregistration efforts, the U.S. will help get more food to starving Palestinians and a federal judge rules Medicaid payments to Planned Parenthood must continue.

Speaker Johnson blasts effort to release more Epstein files, as a bill advances in the House to strip chemical regulations from the EPA. MT students join a lawsuit for Election Day voting rights, while a MS court decision should lead to more transparency on public defender resources.

Emil Bove's nomination advances in the Senate. The DOJ requests state voter data and ICE plans to expand Colorado detention facilities.

The Trump Administration hammers away at Obama as the frenzy over Epstein files continues. FEMA director defends actions in Texas floods and Miami voters head to polls in November after a lawsuit.