Gerrymandering is almost as old as the US republic itself. It’s the process of drawing electoral district lines in sometimes absurd ways to fortify one political party at the expense of another.

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The Republican Party’s candidate won a special election in Tennessee’s seventh congressional district. Matt Van Epps beat his Democratic opponent, Aftyn Behn, by nine points—well below the 21-point ...

From 221B Baker Street to The White House, BBC podcast listeners went big on Sherlock Holmes and U.S. politics and culture in 2025. President Donald Trump is suing the BBC for a $5B for the edit of ...