A pair of lawsuits seeking to redraw congressional boundary lines that currently favor Republicans in Wisconsin are on track to be resolved after the 2026 midterms.

President Donald Trump has successfully harnessed voter anxiety over the economy, immigration and crime to retake the White House.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has defended the Trump administration's immigration policies during a contentious House committee hearing.

Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee are clashing over President Donald Trump’s use of the National Guard in American cities.

In a resounding rejection of a pressure campaign from the White House, Indiana Republican Senators voted down a new congressional map created to give the GOP an advantage in the upcoming 2026 election.

Democrats Jasmine Crockett and James Talarico have kicked off their Texas Senate campaigns with contrasting strategies.

Opponents of Missouri’s new congressional map have submitted thousands of petition signatures calling for a statewide vote on the plan backed by President Donald Trump.

Republican Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman is running for governor of New York.

Democrat Eileen Higgins has won the Miami mayor’s race over a Republican endorsed by President Donald Trump.

Initial new federal data shows the number of Americans signing up for Affordable Care Act health insurance for 2026 is moderately higher than it was at a similar time last year.

Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is the latest Republican candidate for Georgia governor to attack campaign finance rules that allow Lt. Gov. Burt Jones to raise unlimited contributions.

Crockett, a second-term congresswoman, has skyrocketed to fame through viral spats with Republicans, becoming one of her party’s most prolific fundraisers.

Midterm elections are historically tough on the party of the sitting president.

Houston Democrats are barreling toward a primary while North Texas Democrats await Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s Senate decision.

Indiana state House lawmakers have passed a new congressional map that could net Republicans two seats.

The ruling is a major win for the Trump administration and Texas Republicans, who engineered the map to give the GOP control of 30 of the state’s 38 congressional districts.

A special congressional election in Tennessee this week highlights the power and consequences of partisan gerrymandering.

Florida is poised to join the wave of states debating how they might reshape congressional voting districts, as political parties grapple for an edge in next year’s midterm elections.

Republicans have held onto a conservative U.S. House district in Tennessee.

Republican Matt Van Epps has won a special election in Tennessee for a seat in the U.S. House.

A gerrymandering battle is spreading among states after President Donald Trump pushed for new U.S. House districts ahead of next year's elections.

Federal judges have allowed North Carolina to use a redrawn congressional map designed to give Republicans an additional U.S. House seat.

The White House is circulating a proposal to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies for two more years.

Former U.S. Sen. Doug Jones has announced his candidacy for governor of Alabama in 2026.

Keisha Lance Bottoms is bidding to become the first former Atlanta mayor to be elected governor of Georgia.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, a once-loyal supporter of President Donald Trump who has become a critic, says she is resigning from Congress in January.

The county, which includes Houston, is critical to both parties' statewide ambitions, but has been blue for about decade.

Judge Jeffrey Brown pointed to comments from the governor and GOP legislators as the basis for his ruling that the new map can’t be used in 2026.

Republicans hope the U.S. Supreme Court will overrule a three-judge panel and bring the new map back into play, but the deadline for candidates to file is less than three weeks away, Dec. 8.

Federal judges have upheld several U.S. House districts drawn by North Carolina Republicans in 2023.

President Donald Trump is once more targeting former President Barack Obama’s signature health care law, and Trump is picking a political fight before next year’s elections.

The U.S. House is back in session after a multi-week hiatus.

The House Ethics Committee has announced that a panel will conduct a wide-ranging investigation into Rep. Cory Mills, R-Fla.

President Donald Trump’s administration is moving to roll back protections for imperiled species and the places they live.

President Donald Trump is finding that redistricting his way to a GOP House majority in next year's midterms is a lot harder than it sounds.

Both Democrats and Republicans alike readied for a unanimous House vote to pass a bill to force the release of the case files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

An Indiana lawmaker who who has yet to make a decision on whether to back President Donald Trump’s push to have Republicans redraw the state’s congressional boundaries was the victim of a swatting call that brought sheriff’s deputies to his home.

President Donald Trump said House Republicans should vote to release the files in the Jeffrey Epstein case, a startling reversal after previously fighting the proposal as a growing number of those in his own party supported it.

President Donald Trump has publicly ended his support for Rep_ Marjorie Taylor Greene, calling her “Wacky Marjorie” and saying he would endorse a challenger against her in the next midterms “if the right person runs.”.

The leader of the Indiana state Senate, a Republican, has said that his chamber will no longer meet in December as planned to vote on redistricting, citing lack of support from his members.

Allred’s comments at The Texas Tribune Festival marked the first time either leading Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate publicly criticized the other.

Now that the government shutdown is over, House and Senate Republicans say they'll negotiate with Democrats on whether to extend COVID-era tax credits that help tens of millions of Americans afford their health care premiums.

The Justice Department has sued to block new congressional district boundaries approved by California voters, joining a legal battle that could determine which party wins control of the U.S. House in 2026.

The House is moving toward a vote on releasing files from the sex trafficking investigation into Jeffrey Epstein.

The spending package includes a provision that will criminalize the sale of almost all consumable hemp products nationwide, restoring a similar ban to the one vetoed by Gov. Greg Abbott.

A new AP-NORC poll finds U.S. adults’ opinions of how President Donald Trump is managing the federal government have dropped sharply since early in his second term, highlighting the risks posed by the government shutdown and his efforts to reshape the federal workforce.

Hundreds of families lost child care when certain programs weren’t funded earlier this month, and scores more may be affected if Congress doesn’t fund the government by Dec. 1.

The longest government shutdown in history has come to an end, with almost no one happy with the final result.

If approved by the House, the agreement would fund the government through the end of January, with certain agencies funded through September, including those that provide food assistance.

A legislative package that could end the weekslong government shutdown leaves out any clear resolution on the expiring Affordable Care Act tax credits that have made private health insurance less costly for millions.

The Senate has passed legislation to reopen the government, bringing the longest shutdown in history closer to an end after a small group of Democrats struck a deal with Republicans.

The U.S. Senate is drawing closer to ending the U.S. government shutdown.

The Democrat took a victory lap on rival Gov. Greg Abbott’s home turf Saturday and called on other blue states to push back on a GOP effort to retain control of the U.S. House.

The veteran lawmaker whose current district was redrawn to benefit Republicans would face the winner of the 18th Congressional District special election runoff.

Republicans are swatting down an offer from Democrats to end the government shutdown.

Senate Republicans have rejected legislation that would have put a check on President Donald Trump’s ability to launch an attack against Venezuela.

The president has sharpened his calls for Senate Republicans to kill the longstanding legislative maneuver, saying the GOP’s electoral success could hinge on it.

Bipartisan talks to reopen the government are intensifying.

Democrat Taylor Rehmet came within three percentage points of winning Senate District 9 — which voted for Donald Trump by over 17 points in 2024 — over his two Republican opponents.

President Donald Trump is finding that Senate Republicans have a limit as he pushes them to scrap the filibuster.

Most California voters didn’t like redrawing their congressional districts to favor Democrats, according to the AP Voter Poll.

A day after Democrats dominated the first major Election Day since Donald Trump returned to the White House, the president is in Miami to speak at a forum of business leaders and global athletes about what he sees as his economic achievements.

The new congressional map approved by California voters marked a victory for Democrats in the national redistricting battle playing out ahead of the 2026 midterm election.

The runoff winner will serve out the term of U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner, who died in office earlier this year. The seat will immediately be up for election again in 2026 for a full two-year term.

President Donald Trump lashed out at Senate Republicans to end the government shutdown, now the longest ever at 36 days.

Voters in Maine and Texas have considered Republican-backed proposals that proponents say would safeguard elections, but opponents believe are intended to make voting more difficult.

New Jersey Republicans are trying to ride the coattails of President Donald Trump’s 2024 electoral momentum.

Donald Trump features prominently in state and local elections happening Tuesday, a year after he retook the White House.

Former President Barack Obama is urging voters to use Tuesday's elections in Virginia and New Jersey to rebuke President Donald Trump and candidates loyal to him.

Ohio's Republican-led redistricting commission has unveiled a new U.S. House map that could give Republicans a chance to win two more seats in next year's elections.

A briefing held only for Republicans in Congress on U.S. military strikes is drawing a fierce rebuke from a key Democrat.

Food aid for more than 40 million Americans is at risk of expiring at week's end.

A national battle over redistricting is advancing in more states.

Maine and Texas are the latest states where Republicans are pushing ballot initiatives targeting noncitizen voting, which is rare.

Conservative voters in Northern California are alarmed that a ballot measure designed to diminish Republican representation could pass in November.

In Texas, 3.5 million Texans — including 1.7 million children — rely on SNAP, also referred to as food stamps, each month.

Vice President JD Vance says that he believes U.S. military members will be paid at the end of the week as the Trump administration reconfigures funding in the second-longest government shutdown.

Abigail Spanberger, the Democratic candidate for Virginia governor, says that she doesn't oppose a push by the state’s Democratic-controlled legislature to redraw congressional districts ahead of next year’s midterm elections.

Control of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court hangs in the balance in statewide elections next week, when voters will cast ballots on judges for the state’s three highest courts.

The Pentagon has confirmed it's accepted an anonymous $130 million gift to help pay members of the military during the government shutdown.

Democrats in Virginia are joining the national redistricting battle over U.S. House seats.

Members of Congress are divided largely along party lines on the demolition of the East Wing of the White House to make room for a 90,000-square-foot ballroom that President Donald Trump wants to build.

The Senate on Thursday rejected dueling partisan bills to pay federal workers during the government shutdown, with both Republicans and Democrats deflecting blame as many employees are set to miss their first full paycheck at the end of this week.

The government shutdown has reopened debate on the future of health coverage under the Affordable Care Act.

The 5th Circuit last year overturned its previous ruling that allowed racial groups to band together to challenge voting maps, laying the groundwork for Texas’ mid-decade redistricting.

North Carolina lawmakers have given final approval to a new U.S. House map backed by President Donald Trump.

New Jersey Republicans have asked the U.S. Department of Justice to send election monitors to oversee the handling of mail ballots in a county that is key to the state’s Nov. 4 governor’s race between Republican Jack Ciattarelli and Democrat Mikie Sherrill.

Democrats have rallied against a proposed U.S. House map by North Carolina Republicans in Raleigh.

Former President Barack Obama will campaign alongside Democrats Abigail Spanberger and Mikie Sherrill in the final stretch of their statewide campaigns for governor in Virginia and New Jersey.

Barack Obama has endorsed Democratic candidates Mikie Sherrill and Abigail Spanberger for governor in New Jersey and Virginia.

The commander of U.S. military operations in the region where forces have been attacking alleged drug boats says he will retire in December.

Senate Democrats are rejecting for the 10th time a stopgap spending bill that would reopen the government.

The Supreme Court has indicated a willingness to limit race-based districts under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.

The public release of a Young Republican group chat that included racist language, jokes about rape and flippant commentary on gas chambers has prompted bipartisan calls for those involved to be removed from or resign their positions.

Federal workers furloughed or working without pay are feeling the financial squeeze and fear being swept up in the Trump administration's layoffs.

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said Camp Mystic leaders would be invited to testify before the committees, as part of what Speaker Dustin Burrows said would be a “comprehensive and thorough review.”

North Carolina Republican legislative leaders say they will vote next week on redrawing the state’s U.S. House district map, with the aim of securing another GOP seat within already right-leaning boundaries.

A local candidate in the suburbs of New York City will remain on the November ballot, despite vanishing months ago after a night swim in the Atlantic Ocean.

Vice President JD Vance is warning of deeper cuts to the federal workforce the longer the government shutdown goes on.

The Texas GOP rejected an untested provision that some House members say would have violated their constitutional right to appear on the ballot.