A Supreme Court decision striking down a majority Black congressional district in Louisiana has amplified an already intense national redistricting battle.

Republican lawmakers say they will continue to defer to President Donald Trump, for now, during the fragile ceasefire with Iran.

The redrawn congressional district lines that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will soon sign into law are intended to help Republicans pick up as many as four U.S. House seats in November — a scenario that would cost some Democrats their seats.

The U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority has handed Republicans their biggest victory yet in the battle to control the House of Representatives and statehouses across the country.

The Republican-controlled House gave approval to a three-year extension of a key U.S. surveillance program after weeks of infighting.

Republicans have scored another victory in the nationwide redistricting battle.

The Austin Democrat, who won his party’s nomination in March, led Cornyn and Paxton by margins of 3 and 5 percentage points, respectively. Both results were within the survey’s margin of error.

Republicans in Congress have launched new efforts to approve and pay for President Donald Trump’s proposed ballroom at the White House.

The criminal court decides death penalty case appeals and rules on petitions for those who believe they’ve been wrongfully detained. Alison Fox and Thomas Smith are in the runoff for Place 3’s Republican nominee.

President Donald Trump's attempts to cancel offshore wind projects have drawn opposition not only from environmentalists but also from Republicans.

Separately, Amarillo Rep. Ronny Jackson is considering a bid for the top Republican spot on the House Armed Services Committee in the next Congress.

Most Texas Republicans remained supportive of their state’s redraw even as their gains have been wiped out by California and Virginia.

House Majority PAC is targeting five majority-Hispanic seats, including the 23rd Congressional District, which was recently vacated by Republican Tony Gonzales. The top Republican group is spending $13.9 million on two seats.

In this updated Q&A, we asked Joe Jaworski and Nathan Johnson where they stand on the agency’s key issues as they seek a chance to reclaim the office that has become a GOP legal powerhouse.

The Senate has taken the first steps in a new effort to reopen the Department of Homeland Security, voting to adopt a budget plan that would fund ICE and Border Patrol over Democratic objections.

Six leading candidates for California governor are jostling for advantage in a chaotic race with no clear leader.

A trade group argued that a federal gas tax suspension would be unlikely to show up in savings for drivers and would diminish needed infrastructure revenue.

A new AP-NORC poll finds that President Donald Trump’s approval rating on the economy has slumped over the past month as the Iran war drives prices higher.

Senate Republicans are moving this week to try and reopen the Department of Homeland Security and end the longest partial government shutdown in history.

Doug Fiefia once worked at Google.

Congress has approved a short-term renewal of a controversial surveillance program used by U.S. spy agencies just days before it was set to expire.

President Donald Trump is more overtly leaning into some of the spoils of his office in his second term, drawing comparisons to French Queen Marie Antoinette from political opponents.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defended a more than 12% proposed cut to his department's budget and dodged arrows from angry Democrats as he kicked off an expected sprint of seven hearings in Congress over the next seven days.

The House has rejected a resolution requiring President Donald Trump to withdraw U.S. forces from the war with Iran unless Congress authorizes military action.

Congressional Republicans are sending President Donald Trump a resolution for his signature that would lift a federal ban on mining near Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.

The House has passed legislation that would extend temporary protections for Haitian immigrants living in the United States.

The Republican-led Senate has rejected the latest Democratic attempt to halt President Donald Trump’s war in Iran.

A push by Republican leaders to promote Turning Point USA chapters in public high schools is stirring a free speech debate.

Republican Rep. Clay Fuller of Georgia is the newest member of the House.

A redistricting battle among states has reshaped voting districts for the U.S. House ahead of the November midterm elections.

The State Board of Education approved an early draft of social studies changes, setting up a vote in June that will determine how students learn history over the next decade.

The lieutenant governor’s remarks are the latest sign that Republicans are worried about the fall midterms. The GOP has controlled the state House since 2003 and currently has an 88-62 advantage.

Officials at the Universities of Wisconsin have fired the system’s president after he refused their offer to quietly resign and said they never gave a clear reason why he should.

In 2012, the New York Times interviewed Brad Bailey at the Republican National Convention about his efforts to get the party “stop the hatred language and fix the problem.”

A new Tennessee law has eased up on two longstanding financial hurdles for people with felony sentences who want their voting rights back.

Donald Trump won the presidency by promising to lower costs and end wars.

The Georgia General Assembly has ended its annual session without a plan for new equipment to overhaul the state’s voting system by a July deadline.

The sweeping rule changes, all enacted outside the typical legislative process, have upended life for noncitizens, including those who are here legally.

A three-judge panel in Wisconsin has dismissed a lawsuit brought by Democratic voters that sought to redraw the battleground state’s Republican-friendly congressional boundary lines ahead of the November midterm election.

Mark Sanford is launching another run for Congress in South Carolina’s 1st District.

There seemed to be a deal.

French, a former Tarrant County GOP chair, also said Republicans should more openly embrace Islamophobia.

A federal judge has upheld North Carolina’s photo voter ID law, setting aside claims by civil rights groups that discrimination against Black and Latino voters warrants striking it down.

President Donald Trump says he will sign an order instructing the Homeland Security secretary to immediately pay Transportation Security Administration workers.

Republicans face growing political trouble ahead of November's midterm elections as the war in Iran keeps gas prices high and voters worry about living costs.

Florida state Rep.-elect Emily Gregory is the latest face of Democrats' optimism after she won a special legislative election in President Donald Trump's home state House district.

Conservatives are holding one of their largest annual gatherings as President Donald Trump faces a tough moment and a growing rift over the Iran war.

“Perhaps the Attorney General only recently learned of this program; perhaps the office’s attention was focused elsewhere,” lawyers for Abbott wrote, noting the fund has existed for five years.

Airline passengers are saying that Transportation Security Administration workers need to get paid.

A Missouri judge has struck down the ballot summary for a potential referendum on a congressional redistricting plan backed by President Donald Trump.

As the dust settles for James Talarico following his victory over Jasmine Crockett in the Democratic primary for U.S. senator from Texas, Republicans from his home state are digging up quotes they deem “anti-Texas.”

Voters in the May 26 primary runoff will be allowed to again cast ballots at countywide voting sites on election day.

The day after the March 3 primary, President Donald Trump pledged to endorse either John Cornyn or Ken Paxton “soon,” and call on the other to drop out. He has yet to make an endorsement.

Republicans have launched an unprecedented effort to hold the Senate floor and talk for days about a bill that they know won’t pass — an attempt to capture public attention on legislation requiring stricter voter registration rules as President Donald Trump pressures Congress to act before November’s midterm elections.

An advocacy group is providing support to candidates who want to expand support for child and elder care in the midterm elections.

Legislation that would require proof of U.S. citizenship for new voters has become a rallying cry for President Donald Trump.

The United States’ war with Iran is entering its third week, but Congress has yet to publicly test the Trump administration’s case for the conflict.

Anti-Muslim rhetoric is on the rise among some Republican lawmakers.

Democratic enthusiasm in the Valley’s four counties could foreshadow a November reversal of Trump’s historic 2024 sweep there — and signal that Latino voters have become swing voters.

Senate Democrats have filed legislation that would prevent the U.S. from attacking Cuba without congressional approval.

Senate Republicans plan to launch a full debate next week on legislation to impose strict new proof-of-citizenship requirements.

A Missouri court has rejected a legal challenge to new U.S. House districts backed by President Donald Trump.

Herrera, who won the most votes in the Republican primary for the seat, avoided a runoff when incumbent Rep. Tony Gonzales dropped out of the race amid an affair scandal.

Twelve House incumbents from Texas are set to leave Congress after this year, with the possibility of additional turnover in the May runoffs and November general election.

Cornyn’s change of heart comes amid a grueling primary battle with Attorney General Ken Paxton, who said he'd consider dropping out if Republicans scrapped the filibuster to pass a voter ID law.

President Donald Trump insisted he had the answer for Republicans anxious about losing their congressional majority this year.

Majority Leader John Thune says that the Senate will consider a bill to impose strict new proof-of-citizenship requirements in elections.

As Congress responds to President Donald Trump’s attack on Iran, lawmakers who served on the front lines of Iraq and Afghanistan are making their voices heard.

Strict citizen voting requirements sought by President Donald Trump have stalled in the U.S. Senate.

The House Oversight Committee has voted to subpoena Attorney General Pam Bondi to answer questions over the Justice Department’s handling of files related to the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking investigation.

Sheets, in an interview with The Texas Tribune, also promised to lower costs for farmers and work with federal officials to beat a parasitic fly heading toward Texas.

Minnesota’s governor and attorney general are defending their efforts to combat fraud.

Texas Democrats have picked James Talarico as their Senate nominee, and the state lawmaker now becomes a national voice against President Donald Trump.

Newly drawn political maps put the incumbents into the same congressional district.

U.S. Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Houston, was defeated and four other incumbents — Democrats and Republicans — found themselves in close races or runoffs as votes were still being counted early Wednesday.

The two competed for North Texas’ 33rd Congressional District after Republicans redrew political maps last year.

Maggie Ellis and Kristen Hawkins win Texas Supreme Court Dem primaries. John Messinger wins his GOP race for Court of Criminal Appeals, while Alison Fox and Thomas Smith head to a runoff.

On the Democratic side, state Rep. Gina Hinojosa captured the nomination to take on Abbott while Rep. Vikki Goodwin is in the lead for the lieutenant governor nomination.

Former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and ex-Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley have won their respective party nominations for a North Carolina U.S. Senate seat.

Primary elections set up major Senate fights in Texas and North Carolina, and they also expose fresh tension over voting rules.

Primary elections set up major Senate fights in Texas and North Carolina, and they also expose fresh tension over voting rules.

Texas voters head to the polls in one of the most expensive Senate primaries in state history — a race analysts say could impact control of the U.S. Senate.

More than 70 GOP House members signed a letter asking Congress to stop legal immigration until “proper vetting protocols” are in place.

A Republican lawmaker from Montana who served as interior secretary during President Donald Trump’s first administration says he will not seek reelection to a fifth term.

A super PAC supporting James Talarico is running ads online warning that the GOP is “boosting” Jasmine Crockett. Her spokesperson said Republicans “who underestimate her do so at their own peril.”

North Carolina voters will narrow down the field of candidates Tuesday in a competitive U.S. Senate race that could decide control of the closely divided chamber in November.

Days out from the March primary, Republicans called for changes to immigration law. Democrats repeated their calls for stricter gun laws.

A new Gallup poll shows that American sympathies in the Middle East have shifted dramatically toward the Palestinians after decades of overwhelming support for the Israelis.

Election-year legislation to impose strict new proof-of-citizenship requirements on voting appears stalled in the Senate, for now, despite President Donald Trump’s call in his State of the Union speech that Republicans in Congress pass the bill “before anything else.”.

President Donald Trump has a midterm year message to sell.

The president’s visit could be heavy on political overtones, as he has endorsed dozens of Republicans in their March 3 congressional and legislative primaries.

A federal court ruling means the new Utah voting districts that give Democrats an improved shot at winning a U.S. House seat can be used in this year’s election.

President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address is likely to be a test run of the message that Republicans will give to voters in November’s elections for control of the House and the Senate.

A partisan battle to redraw U.S. House districts is raging in some states, even though campaigning is underway.

There’s little that Donald Trump has cherished more in his second term than tariffs, a symbol of his imperious approach to the presidency.

Polling locations and sample ballots, county by county, for the Texas Primary Elections on March 3.

Women in Wisconsin will soon be eligible to receive expanded Medicaid coverage for up to a year after giving birth following passage of a measure by the Wisconsin Assembly.

The governor is supporting two U.S. House candidates whose opponents were recently endorsed by President Donald Trump, while his picks for comptroller and agriculture commissioner are trailing in the polls.

A delegation of U.S. senators is returning from a trip to Ukraine.

Crenshaw, fighting to remain in his Houston-area congressional seat, has drawn criticism from right-wing media and a challenge from Toth, among the most conservative members of the Texas House.