Two years on, The Holdovers is already cementing itself as a Christmas movie classic.

BREAKING: The Supreme Court has blocked Trump's effort to deploy the National Guard in Illinois to protect officials carrying out his mass-deportation policy.

Missouri is trying to illegally enact a gerrymandered congressional map in violation of a century of constitutional precedent, a lawsuit filed Tuesday alleges. #moleg #mogov

As expected, litigation is now underway to block Missouri's gerrymandered congressional map from taking effect ahead of an anticipated statewide referendum vote. I touched on the situation in Missouri in my story on Monday: stateline.org/2025/12/22/a...

The 1.6 million number marks the largest-ever effort to strip permissions for immigrants who attempted to migrate to the country through legal means, advocates said. n.pr/3Y9sCuc

BREAKING: A new drop of Epstein files has several mentions of Trump. There are notes from an assistant U.S. attorney in New York about the number of times Trump flew on Epstein's plane — including one flight that included just Trump, Epstein and a 20-year-old woman, according to the notes.

Via Jonathan Shorman and Stateline: A confidential agreement between DOJ and more than a dozen states would hand the federal government a major role in election administration, a responsibility that belongs to the states under the U.S. Constitution. https://ow.ly/4ue950XMwS6

As some states engage in an extraordinary redraw of congressional districts ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, state courts are poised to play a pivotal role. https://stateline.org/2025/12/22/as-supreme-court-pulls-back-on-gerrymandering-state-courts-may-decide-fate-of-maps/

Missouri wasn’t able to put its best foot forward, House Speaker Jon Patterson said, because "leadership was very fragmented" “Kansas leadership was very united and professional, and they just took advantage of a once in a lifetime opportunity." #moleg #mogov

State Sen. Nick Schroer said he will be filing legislation this week “to get rid of the asinine classification of the Chiefs as Missouri's official NFL team" and will work to get rid of "the asinine ‘handshake’ border-war resolution" with Kansas. #moleg

Final update: Chiefs moving to Kansas with $3.3 billion plan for domed stadium, training facility #ksleg via @crazeywriter.bsky.social and @anna-writes.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2025/12/22/c...

NEW - ‘Painful day’: Missouri officials react to Chiefs announcing move to Kansas From @jasonhancock.bsky.social & me missouriindependent.com/2025/12/22/p...

Jackson County Legislator Manny Abarca to me on the Chiefs: “Honestly, at this point they’re like a bad ex-girlfriend. They won’t go away. And so the reality that they want to try and go play second fiddle in Kansas and try and lure a deal that’s not written down on paper, good luck to them..."

Updated story on Chiefs coming to Kansas. Team owner Clark Hunt is in Topeka, posing with Gov. Laura Kelly to celebrate the deal. #ksleg via @crazeywriter.bsky.social and @anna-writes.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2025/12/22/k...

State courts may play a key role in deciding the fate of a wave of gerrymandered congressional maps, as the Supreme Court pulls back. My latest for @stateline.org stateline.org/2025/12/22/a...

Republican lawmakers tell Dugan to either resign or face impeachment buff.ly/v2k2wWW

My dive on the Trump administration’s latest move trying to take an active role in election administration — a responsibility of the states

Deputy AG Blanche just said the Trump DOJ will miss the Epstein files deadline. He says "several hundred thousand" docs will be released today, "and then over the next couple weeks, I expect several hundred thousand more." All files are required by law to be released today.

A new group of bipartisan state legislative leaders — including from Utah — issued a declaration at their first meeting calling for a renewed focus on states’ rights and an end to federal intrusion into state laws. Read more from @stateline.org

From @jonshorman.bsky.social: The U.S. Department of Justice has sent a confidential draft agreement to more than a dozen states that would require election officials to remove any alleged ineligible voters identified during a federal review of their voter rolls. stateline.org/2025/12/18/t...

BREAKING: Judge Hannah Dugan found guilty of felony obstruction in federal trial wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/12/18/f...

Maryland redistricting commission expected to recommend new congressional maps www.cbsnews.com/baltimo…

Breaking: A jury has found a Wisconsin judge guilty of obstruction for helping an immigrant evade federal agents.

Breaking: Judge Dugan ACQUITTED on Count One, convicted on Count 2.

At a Dec. 4 federal court hearing, DOJ's acting Voting Section chief said Alabama, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Tennessee, Utah and Virginia have shown a "willingness to comply" w/ draft agreement for voter data stateline.org/2025/12/18/t...

NEW: DOJ sent a confidential draft agreement to more than a dozen states that would require them to remove any alleged ineligible voters identified during a federal review of their voter rolls. 11 states have a "willingness to comply", a DOJ official said in court stateline.org/2025/12/18/t...

BREAKING: Trump signs order to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, a move that could ease regulation and boost research.

Nationwide, many people in jails and prisons don’t have access to sufficient period products. via @stateline.org

Growing shares say the Trump administration is doing ‘too much’ to deport immigrants in the U.S. illegally

NEW: House Democrats' discharge petition to force a vote on a three-year extension of the Obamacare subsidies just reached 218 signatures — the threshold needed to force that vote — following the signatures of Mike Lawler, Rob Bresnahan, Ryan Mackenzie, and Brian Fitzpatrick.

A unanimous D.C. Circuit panel clears the way for Trump's deployment of National Guard troops in Washington, D.C., staying a lower court's order that foudn the deployment illegal. The panel Millett: Obama Rao: Trump Katsas Trump. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

BIG VOTE ON HEALTH CARE TODAY BUT NO FIX FOR SKYROCKETING PREMIUMS: Speaker Johnson won't allow a floor vote on a bipartisan amendment backed by moderate GOPs extending ACA enhanced tax [email protected] for @statesnewsroom.com DC www.newsfromthestates.com/article/no-u...

States will keep pushing AI laws despite Trump’s efforts to stop them. Trump in his executive order challenging state-level AI regulations singled out Colorado. By @maddyfitz.bsky.social @stateline.org

In second day of trial, Judge Dugan's 'tone' is under the microscope as a fellow judge testifies against her via @isiahholmes.bsky.social wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/12/16/d...

Kansas governor doubtful GOP legislators can pull off congressional redistricting | via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social #ksleg

Day 1 of Judge Hannah Dugan's trial on federal charges she obstructed federal agents trying to arrest an immigrant in the Milwaukee County Courthouse. @isiahholmes.bsky.social is in the courtroom.

No suspect in custody yet in shooting that has killed 2, injured 8 on Brown University campus in Rhode Island rhodeislandcurrent.com/2025/12/13/t...

Prairie Band Potawatomi intends to ditch $30M ICE contract, chairman announces | via @anna-writes.bsky.social #ksleg

The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against Fulton County for refusing to turn over voter records from the 2020 election, escalating an ongoing legal campaign aimed at forcing state and local officials to disclose sensitive voter roll information to the federal government.

The Johnson County Sheriff’s Department said a law enforcement presence will be at the scene for an extended period of time.

ICYMI - A US House hearing on Wednesday offered a preview of the kinds of changes Republicans want to make to the National Voter Registration Act. They broadly reflect the Trump administration's push to scrub voter rolls stateline.org/2025/12/10/r...

#NEW: Maryland Democratic state leaders say redistricting won’t be on the special session agenda politi.co/48Ju7nO

Episode 6 is live! This week, we will head to Arnold, Missouri and talk to the executive director of Gateway Food Pantry on the SNAP food crisis. #FairFearlessFree #LocalJournalism www.newsfromthestates.com/episode/why-...

Jeffries then pressed for a handful of Republicans to sign his discharge petition that would lead to a floor vote on Dems three-year extension of the ACA tax credits without any changes. "All we need are four Republicans to join us."

House Dem Leader Jeffries on the bipartisan discharge petitions that could lead to a floor vote to extend the enhanced ACA marketplace tax credits -- "We're actively reviewing those two discharge petitions and we'll have more to say about it early next week."

This reminds me of a story I wrote in 2020 about how Sen. Roger Marshall's 2008 reckless driving conviction was erased nunc pro tunc: www.kansas.com/news/politic...

BREAKING TONIGHT: Trump signs order intended to block states from regulating AI -- @fischler.bsky.social www.newsfromthestates.com/article/trum...

Maryland Democratic state leaders say redistricting won’t be on the special session agenda

The Republican-dominated Indiana Senate voted 19-31 on Thursday against redrawing the state’s congressional districts — spurning months of demands from President Donald Trump. From @indianacapitalchronicle.com indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/12/11/s...

BREAKING: The Indiana Senate just REJECTED the gerrymandered congressional map that Trump and his allies pressured Republicans to support. The GOP-controlled chamber voted down the map, 31-19.