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Challengers ask Supreme Court to halt California redistricting

A lower court ruling would allow the map for this year’s midterm election

By Michael Macagnone
Posted January 22, 2026 at 1:52pm

Former special counsel Jack Smith arrives in the Rayburn House Office Building for the House Judiciary Committee hearing on the investigations he led into Donald Trump.

Congress

At House hearing, Jack Smith defends decisions to charge Trump

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted January 22, 2026 at 12:02pm, Updated at 3:55pm
New York Rep. Nicole Malliotakis speaks during a news conference last year.

Campaigns

New York judge orders new Staten Island congressional district

By Michael Macagnone
Posted January 21, 2026 at 7:43pm
Chairman James R. Comer, R-Ky., speaks during the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee markup Wednesday on contempt of Congress measures for Bill and Hillary Clinton for failing to comply with committee subpoenas. Ranking member Robert Garcia, D-Calif., appears at left.

Congress

House committee recommends contempt of Congress for Clintons

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted January 21, 2026 at 5:55pm
Former special counsel John L. "Jack" Smith arrives last month for a closed-door deposition with members of the House Judiciary Committee on the prosecutions of President Donald Trump.

Former special counsel Jack Smith set to testify at House panel

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted January 21, 2026 at 4:05pm
Reps. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., and Al Green, D-Texas, speak to reporters as the Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday over President Donald Trump’s attempt to fire Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve Board of Governors.

Supreme Court airs doubts over Trump’s power to fire Fed member

By Michael Macagnone
Posted January 21, 2026 at 2:03pm, Updated at 5:22pm
Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., talks with reporters outside the Capitol in November.

Judge denies lawmaker request for compliance on Epstein files law

By CQ Roll Call Staff
Posted January 21, 2026 at 11:21am
The decision by Alaska Democrat Mary Peltola, pictured here shortly after being sworn in to her first full term as a member of the House in February 2023, puts into play a Senate seat in a state where Democrats aren’t typically competitive.

‘All the pieces matter’ in politics — just not equally

By Jason Dick and Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted January 16, 2026 at 12:14pm
A crowd of mostly volunteers who worked on Prop 50 cheer at a "Yes On Prop 50" volunteer event at the LA Convention Center in November in Los Angeles.

Court rejects challenge to California’s new congressional map

By Michael Macagnone
Posted January 14, 2026 at 5:22pm
A beam of sunlight breaks through the cloudy skies to illuminate the Supreme Court.

Supreme Court gives candidates right to challenge election rules

By Michael Macagnone
Posted January 14, 2026 at 12:52pm