Texas Republicans have escalated the penalties against Democrats as they enter a second week camped out in states across the country to block new U.S. House maps pushed for by President Donald Trump to win more seats ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

President Donald Trump is increasing pressure on Republican-led states to redraw congressional boundaries.

Top Trump administration officials boast that a new partnership to expand immigrant detention in Indiana will be the next so-called “Alligator Alcatraz.”.

President Donald Trump has hinted that Vice President JD Vance might be the favorite to succeed him as the leader of the MAGA movement.

Texas Republicans have launched efforts to redraw congressional maps to secure more GOP seats in the U.S. House.

Far beyond Harvard University and its standoff with the Trump administration, Republican officials in several states have been pushing for changes at public universities.

Indiana officials have executed a man convicted in the 2000 killing of a police officer.

State efforts to stamp out diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives are accelerating during Donald Trump's second term.

Indiana is taking a first step toward merging parts of Illinois into its state.

Hundreds of thousands of state employees across the U.S. are being ordered back into the office as governors move to shadow President Trump’s mandate for federal workers.

Inside the Capitol, reminders of the violence from the riot on Jan. 6, 2021, are increasingly hard to find.

DoorDash is requiring its drivers to verify their identities more often as part of a larger effort to crack down on unauthorized account sharing.

Indiana is about as Republican as a state can be.

Indiana Republicans have rejected Sen. Mike Braun’s choice for lieutenant governor, instead nominating a podcasting pastor with far-right views to be his running mate.

Indiana is one of 18 states that has never had a female governor.

Two-term U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz has won a contentious Republican primary in her bid for another two years.

The race for the White House tops the ballot Tuesday in Indiana’s presidential and state primaries.

It’s a big year for congressional elections, and already it’s known there will be some attrition with candidates who won’t mount reelection bids in 2024.

Congressman Jim Banks of Indiana has launched a campaign for the U.S. Senate seat being given up by fellow Republican Mike Braun.

Indiana Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch has formally started her 2024 campaign for governor.

The U.S. Senate is launching a bipartisan working group of lawmakers to scrutinize conditions within the Bureau of Prisons following reporting by The Associated Press that uncovered widespread corruption and abuse in federal prisons.