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Prospects of Shutdown Increase as Options Narrow for House GOP

TL/DR - With 10 days left to avert a US government shutdown, the Congress has not yet found a viable path forward. A potential breakthrough in the form of a House GOP deal was shot down by opposition, and a continuing resolution vote was scrapped. This has led to speculation that a government shutdown is increasingly likely, particularly as a group…

The Independent State Legislature theory rejected by Supreme Court.

Supreme Court Rejects Independent State Legislature Theory in North Carolina Congressional Map Case The Supreme Court has ruled that the North Carolina Supreme Court did not violate the elections clause of the US Constitution when it invalidated the state's 2022 congressional map. In doing so, the court rejected a broad version of a controversial…