3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (497+ words) The Missouri Supreme Court issued an unprecedented decision Thursday holding the secretary of state in contempt for violating a court order governing the state’s congressional map, but said in a bench ruling that it is reserving punishment because he corrected…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (93+ words) news.bgov.com Missouri will elect its eight House members under the same congressional maps used in the 2022 and 2024 elections after courts blocked the Republican legislature’s more aggressive gerrymander just weeks before the Nov. 3 balloting. Current lines favoring Republicans in…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (120+ words) Bloomberg Government News House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) is spending five figures on a digital ad to attack Republicans’ midterm convention in Dallas, his campaign announced Thursday, adding to Democrats’ counterprogramming as President Donald Trump seeks to gin up…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (140+ words) Bloomberg Government News President Donald Trump asked supporters at his midterm convention to consider November’s elections a referendum on his presidency, while acknowledging it may take voters time to feel the benefits of his policies. The unusual high-profile gathering in…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (95+ words) Bloomberg Government News Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) bucked Democratic counterprogramming to the Republican Party’s midterm convention in Dallas to make a virtual cameo on behalf of Republican Sen. Dave McCormick (R-Pa.) in a video played Wednesday in the arena. The…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (116+ words) Trump Plans to Cut Canadian Products Out of Government Contracts news.bgov.com The US escalated its trade war with Canada, moving to block imports of some alcoholic beverages, dairy products and motorcycles, as well as seeking to bar Canadian…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (230+ words) An American Bar Association council that accredits law schools voted Tuesday to kill a diversity, equity and inclusion rule for law schools in a bid to protect its accreditation powers. The now defunct rule, known as Standard 206, had required law…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (123+ words) Bloomberg Government News A Trump administration proposal to significantly expand the scope of what it considers to be a small business is drawing criticism from entrepreneurs who would be forced to compete against much larger firms for government contracts. The…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (118+ words) Bloomberg Government News Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez’s House Democratic colleagues ranged from mildly annoyed to furious after the rogue Washington Democrat bucked her party and voted to save this week’s GOP agenda. If the 38-year-old, second-term moderate is stressed about…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (104+ words) Bloomberg Government News Aisha Wahab was sworn into the US House of Representatives Wednesday, filling the vacancy of former Rep. Eric Swalwell, who resigned amid allegations of sexual assault and harassment. Wahab is the second Democrat to be sworn in…...