Conservatives have challenged the drawing of some Black-majority congressional districts ahead of the 2026 midterms ...

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A massive federal programme meant to expand broadband access to underserved areas across the country is falling behind ...

Trump's tariffs on imported goods cause negative effects for Louisiana businesses and residents. A potential trade war could ...

Inequities are a persistent feature of U.S. elections. As our colleagues have documented, the gap in voter participation between white and Black Americans has increased since the Supreme Court, ...

Two bills in Congress would prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency from using hundreds of chemical assessments ...

United States tariffs on Mexican and Canadian imports took effect on Tuesday. The levies, set at 25 percent by US President ...

The oldest detailed map of the area that would become Cedar Grove is found in the Louisiana Office of State Lands records in ...

Texas announced the first measles death in the U.S. in a decade last week amid an ongoing outbreak. Here's where measles has ...

The Independent’s map shines a light on where the tens of thousands are being detained in ICE facilities across the U.S., ...

Several roads surrounding the U.S. Capitol will be shut down ahead of President Donald Trump’s speech Tuesday night to a joint session of Congress.