Alabama Republicans Ask Supreme Court to Allow New Congressional Map in Redistricting Fight NYT | Top Stories By: Abbie VanSickle 28 May 2026 at 00:35 Republican leaders in the state have asked the justices to clear the way for a congressional map that a lower court found discriminated against Black voters. © Kenny Holston/The New York TimesThe Supreme Court justices are familiar with the longstanding fight over Alabama’s congressional district map.
Ball State Settles With Ex-Employee for $225,000 Over Charlie Kirk Posts NYT | Top Stories By: Jeremy W. Peters and Sabrina Tavernise 28 May 2026 at 00:10 Ball State University is the latest institution to agree to pay workers who lost their jobs over their posts about the conservative activist. © Kaiti Sullivan for The New York TimesSuzanne Swierc was fired from her job as a health care administrator at Ball State University in Muncie, Ind.
Court Cases About Money and Speech in Politics NYT | Opinion 22 May 2026 at 23:53 Readers discuss court cases about campaign finance. Also: Computer science and the humanities.
This Redistricting Chaos Must End NYT | Opinion By: Eric H. Holder Jr. 19 May 2026 at 04:00 First on Democrats’ to-do list must be banning gerrymandering, restoring voting rights protections and reforming the Supreme Court.
The Great Political Realignment of 2026 NYT | Opinion By: E.J. Dionne Jr., Sarah Isgur, Robert Siegel, Jillian Weinberger and Derek Arthur 16 May 2026 at 19:10 The country seems to be tiring of the Trump era. Now what?