Court blocks Alabama from erasing significantly black US House voting district
Judges say Republican-backed map intentionally discriminates against black voters and could not be used for November elections
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Ireland’s politics of strategic ambiguity served us well – until it didn’t
‘Not Fine Gael’ is not a policy platform for Ireland’s opposition, any more than ‘not Trump’ helped the US Democrats
The paradox of Donald Trump: his popularity has tanked, yet he remains untouchable
Why won’t Republicans try to save themselves by moving against him?
Trump has taken a dodgy practice to a new level
Worldview: Deliberate gerrymandering by state legislatures is not illegal or unconstitutional, the US supreme court ruled two weeks ago
Hormuz deadlock pushes oil prices higher as hopes for peace deal dwindle
Iran signals continued resolve in face of US pressure
Fears of a new era of black-voter suppression amid rush to remap US voting districts
A supreme court ruling has raised the prospect of a ‘redistricting arms race’ with significant racial gerrymandering
‘Sour, ugly, bad, bleak’: Republican mood on midterms darkens as Trump’s popularity slips
The US elections are still six months off, and some within the party say there is still time to right the ship
Trump brought back down to earth by Iran war fallout
Signs that president is losing the support of voters in advance of November's midterm elections
‘We’re taking back what’s ours’: Democrats’ surprise sensation is a fisherman from Maine
Graham Platner is channelling economic frustration and hunger for change to become the party’s nominee in a crucial US Senate race
Hegseth ‘dangerously exaggerated’ US military triumph in Iran, senior Democrat claims
Shouts of ‘war criminal’ and ‘despicable’ from protesters heard during defence secretary’s opening statement
Hegseth denies Iran war is a ‘quagmire’ as costs to US hit $25bn
Trump says he will not lift blockade on Iranian ports despite oil prices hitting wartime high due to Strait of Hormuz closure
In the US, Republicans and Democrats battle to redraw voting maps
To ‘dummymander’ is to change voting districts in a way that inadvertently benefits an opponent
‘I’ll be there’: Richard Neal, a key ally of Ireland, objected to the last British monarch’s address to Congress — but not this time
Congressman quietly absented himself when a British monarch last addressed Congress. But times have changed – on both sides of the Atlantic
‘Saving the family’ is really about putting women back in their boxes
An unholy trinity of conservatives, Christian nationalists and tech bros are planning to strip American women of their rights
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