Indiana state Rep. Andrew Ireland says GOP has a 'constitutional right' to redistrict Republican state Rep. Andrew Ireland says the majority party has "constitutional right" to redistrict in their favor. Steve Inskeep
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver says redistricting hurts Democrats, Republicans and the republic NPR's Juana Summers talks with Democratic Rep. Emanuel Cleaver about possible redistricting in Missouri. His district, which includes part of Kansas City, may be targeted by state Republicans. Juana Summers
NEA cancels decades-long creative writing fellowship For decades the program has supported writers who would become big names – Alice Walker, Michael Cunningham, Louise Erdrich and more. Last week, applicants got an email saying the program would be no more. Andrew Limbong
Debate flares over WA child welfare law after rise in deaths and injuries Lawmakers in Washington are divided on whether to dial back a state law critics blame for a sudden spike in deaths and serious injuries among children enmeshed in the state’s child welfare system. Jake Goldstein-Street/Washington State Standard
Whistleblower says Trump officials copied millions of Social Security numbers A whistleblower complaint says that the personal data of over 300 million Americans was copied to a private cloud account to allow access by members of the Department of Government Efficiency team. Geoff Brumfiel
DNC chair says he's tired of Democrats bringing 'pencil to a knife fight' Day 1 of the Democratic National Committee's summer meeting saw party chair Ken Martin detail how the party is pushing back on Trump administration policies and trying to win back voters. Stephen Fowler
The history behind Washington, D.C.'s unique relationship with the federal government President Trump's takeover of Washington, D.C.'s metro police department and deployment of the National Guard is controversial yet possible under the D.C. Home Rule Act of 1973.
The DOJ sued the federal district bench in Maryland. A judge just dismissed the case A district judge in Virginia was specially tapped to oversee the unusual case after DOJ named all 15 federal district court judges in Maryland as defendants in a lawsuit related to deportations. Carrie Johnson
Illinois Democratic leaders rebuff Trump on hints to deploy National Guard to Chicago Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker says there no need for the National Guard to patrol Chicago streets and that President Trump's suggestion to deploy them there is purely political. Alex Degman
'The most illegal search': Judges push back against D.C. criminal charges Inside the federal courthouse in Washington, D.C., on Monday, tensions over the potential for federal overreach broke into open court. Carrie Johnson
