The application for stay presented to The Chief Justice and by him referred to the Court is granted, and it is ordered that the order of the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, case Nos.Source: Breaking: Supreme Court, with Two Dissents, Stays Order to Redraw Congressional Districts After Lower Court Finding of a Partisan Gerrymander...

Outside contributors' opinions and analysis of the most important issues in politics, science, and culture. In June, the Supreme Court agreed to hear its first partisan gerrymandering case in more than a decade. This case, Gill v.Source: The research that convinced SCOTUS to take the Wisconsin gerrymandering case, explained...

The FBI is investigating whether a top Russian banker with ties to the Kremlin illegally funneled money to the National Rifle Association to help Donald Trump win the presidency, two sources familiar with the matter have told McClatchy.Source: FBI investigating whether Russian money went to NRA to help Trump...

President Trump has shown little interest in fighting the threat of Russians hacking U.S. elections. He's shown a lot of interest in fighting voter fraud, something he insists — without evidence — is widespread. Parts of his administration are doing just the opposite.Source: Trump Official On Russian Hacking: 'A National Security Issue'...