Judge upholds GOP-friendly Missouri congressional map

A Jackson County circuit judge in Missouri ruled Thursday that a new, GOP-friendly congressional map can remain in place ahead of the midterms. The Campaign Legal Center (CLC), the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), and the ACLU of Missouri had filed suit on behalf of voters in the state, arguing that the mid-decade redistricting effort…

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New details emerge on Trump tariff refunds 

The Trump administration’s tariff refund system is more than 40 percent developed, a customs official told a federal judge on Thursday, and additional performance testing will take place “in the next few weeks.” Businesses are pushing for a quick refund of the $166 billion levy struck down last month by the Supreme Court, but the…

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