A federal court blocked Texas from using its newly drawn congressional map in next year’s midterm elections, ruling that the map is an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. CNN’s Jeff Zeleny explains why this presents a major setback for President Donald Trump and Republicans. #cnn #news

I HIT MY READING GOAL FOR THE YEAR so let’s deep dive into my favorites (and least favorites) from this year! I know the year isn’t over yet so this list absolutely has the potential to change but I simply had to share my thoughts after hitting my goal of 52 books! 52 might seem random but I just wanted to read an average of one book a week. This felt so much more manageable than my previous goal of 100 books for 2024 (I got close but I didn’t hit it). I think I will raise it for 2026 again sinc