The committees intended to combat gerrymandering can look very different per state More states have adopted redistricting commissions as an antidote to gerrymandering over the past decade. Depending on the state, commissions look and function very differently. Are they working? Jahd Khalil
Most Tunisians support the president, despite his power grab Tunisia's president has made a power grab that has people worried about the country's young democracy. But most Tunisians support him. Eleanor Beardsley
The U.S. will soon allow nonessential travelers from Canada and Mexico again Nonessential travel has been halted on the U.S.-Canada and U.S.-Mexico borders since March 2020. That'll change next month, but vaccines will be required. Scott Detrow
The House passes a short-term fix to the looming debt ceiling crisis The bill heads off fiscal calamity and puts an end — for now — to tense negotiations over the federal debt limit. Alana Wise
2 Senate Democrats are holding up Biden's spending package — with conflicting demands Two Democrats are not on board with President Biden's domestic agenda. Senators Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., may be at odds due to their own policy priorities for this package. Deirdre Walsh
Sara Nelson and Nikkita Oliver miles apart in race for Seattle City Council If you had to explain the differences between the candidates for Seattle City Council Position 9 in two sentences, you could start with the ideological abyss that separates Nikkita Oliver and Sara Nelson. David Hyde
A Nobel Prize for a revolution in economics David Card, Joshua Angrist, and Guido Imbens win a Nobel Prize for revolutionizing how economics is done. Greg Rosalsky
How a spike in gas prices is giving Putin influence over Europe's energy supply The price of natural gas in Europe has skyrocketed in recent weeks, and there are predictions of energy shortages across the continent this winter. Eleanor Beardsley
Native American tribes push to get Biden's infrastructure bill passed Marking Indigenous Peoples' Day, tribes are calling on Congress to swiftly pass the infrastructure bill — which they say would begin to address historical inequities in Indian Country. Kirk Siegler
She's been on the front lines of the Democratic Party's struggles with representation Sarah Audelo has spent years behind the scenes in Democratic politics. She's the first Latina to lead the Alliance for Youth Action and is stepping down to make room for younger leaders. Juana Summers
