By the date of qualification, the candidate shall have attained the age of 18 years, resided in Louisiana ... State House and Senate Maps crack or pack large and geographically compact minority ...

Things like this are staggeringly common. They've been part of the political landscape well before George H. W. Bush's famous betrayal of his "Read my lips, ...

U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow is rumored to be in the running for LSU's presidency. Here's why it would be a good move.

President Trump said that Iran appeared to have rejected a key element of an American proposal aimed at breaking the deadlock ...

Alabama has begun appealing its lengthy redistricting fight, seeking to take its racial discrimination case back to the U.S.

The new campaign chair wants Senate candidates who fit the cultural values of red states, just as she and Democrats did 20 ...

Here is a look at some of the cases already argued and decided and still to be decided by the justices. The court on June 5 made it easier for people from majority backgrounds such as white or ...

The Missouri Independent reported in February that “direct mail pieces sent out in at least nine state Senate districts accuse lawmakers of failing to protect the state’s food supply from ‘Chinese ...

The Supreme Court is entering its busiest period for deciding important cases. Opinions could drop soon on birthright ...

More than 28 abandoned and boarded up schools in one Midwest city contribute to urban blight — and in some cases have served ...

Decision season is fully underway for the Supreme Court, kicking off a race against the clock to release this term’s opinions before the court’s summer break begins. The justices are set to hand ...

Rural areas struggling with low-income and high unemployment are expected to be among the hardest hit if Republicans' ...