When we watch someone move, get injured, or express emotion, our brain doesn’t just see it—it partially feels it. Researchers ...

As partisan battles rage and courts wrangle proposals, the relentless pace of the calendar will force states to act — or land in murky legal ground. By Nick Corasaniti Ashley Wu and Taylor Robinson ...

FOR THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT TO MAKE THE DOCUMENTS PUBLIC. TONIGHT, WE ARE FOLLOWING UP ON A NEW FEDERAL LAWSUIT FILED OVER NORTH CAROLINA'S NEW DISTRICT MAP. THE FILING ONCE AGAIN PUTS THE MAP UNDER ...

HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. — Walking the trails of Latta Nature Preserve in full fall color, Mecklenburg County Commissioner Elaine Powell can’t help but smile. She considers the park, alongside Mountain ...

The mind really is a battlefield. Advances in neurological medicine might seem like a boon to humanity. However, UK scientists are warning that the tech could also be used to develop “brain weapons” ...

In a major win for Republicans and President Trump, the Supreme Court restored Texas’ newly redrawn congressional map Thursday, allowing the state’s controversial redistricting plan to be implemented ...

The Supreme Court revived Texas’s congressional map that sparked a mid-decade redistricting war by adding up to five Republican pickup opportunities, paving the way Thursday for it to be used for the ...

North Carolina’s new congressional map can be used for the 2026 elections, a panel of federal judges ruled Wednesday — a win for Republicans in a nationally watched case at the center of a nationwide ...

Parts of the central and northern U.S. are expected to see colder temperatures than usual during Thanksgiving week due in part to a potential disruption of the polar vortex. The National Weather ...

UW-Madison political science professor and Elections Research Center director Barry Burden explains the premise and status of two lawsuits that seek to redraw Wisconsin's congressional district maps.

The Indiana House gaveled in with a narrow quorum Monday afternoon—over the sounds of protesters outside its chambers—to begin the process of redrawing the state’s congressional maps. The start of the ...

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