California is center stage on Thursday in the national battle over congressional redistricting ahead of next year’s midterm elections. Two-term Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom will team up with congressional Democrats and legislative leaders in the heavily blue state at an event in Los Angeles. That’s where they’re expected to unveil their game plan to counter the push by President Donald Trump and Republicans to create up to five...

Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma indicated that he does not wear a seat belt while driving in Washington, D.C., because he wouldn’t want to be “stuck” in the event of a carjacking. “And by the way, I’m not joking when I say this: I drive around in Washington D.C. in my Jeep … and I don’t buckle up,” Mullin said. He made the comments during an appearance...

FIRST ON FOX — A pro-Trump legal group founded by White House aide Stephen Miller filed a FOIA request Thursday seeking all crime records and data compiled by the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department, as part of an effort to scrutinize information and crime statistics that senior adminis tration officials allege have been “manipulated.” The request by the America First Legal Foundation (AFL) includes demands for a wide range...