Thanks to new congressional maps, most Americans’ votes won’t matter

As many as 94% of representatives may be running in safe districts, fueling polarization as candidates play to their bases

Hello and happy Thursday,

The most fundamental concept in American government is that all politicians are accountable to the people. Constituents accept laws shaped by the people they vote for, knowing that they have the power to eventually vote them out of office if they disagree.

Texas election officials are seeing a staggeringly high number of mail-in ballots rejected ahead of the state's 1 March governor's primary.

Amy Weirich, a Tennessee prosecutor, defended a six-year prison sentence for Pamela Moses, who tried to register to vote while ineligible.

A federal judge blocked a portion of a new Texas law that made it a crime for election officials to solicit mail-in ballots. Texas is appealing the ruling.

Florida Republicans are considering adopting a new measure that would make it harder to vote by mail, potentially causing headaches for at least 400,000 voters in the state.