Tennessee has enacted a new U.S. House map that carves up a majority-Black district in Memphis.

Republicans are rapidly pursuing redistricting efforts across the South following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that affects majority-Black congressional districts.

Senate Republicans are pushing $1 billion in White House security upgrades for President Donald Trump’s ballroom project.

Ohio's primary election set up two marquee matchups in November.

South Carolina is the latest state to enter a redistricting battle after the U.S. Supreme Court severely weakened the Voting Rights Act.

President Donald Trump is waging a retribution campaign against some fellow Republicans in the primary in Indiana.

The U.S. Supreme Court has escalated a nationwide redistricting war by removing one of the few remaining limits on partisan gerrymandering.

Lawmakers in several southern states are meeting this week to consider redistricting plans in response to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that weakened the Voting Rights Act.

Democrat Amy Acton is running unopposed in her party’s primary for Ohio governor, but she'll face some steep challenges in the November general election.

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.

Senate Republicans have rejected legislation from Democrats that would have required President Donald Trump to end the U.S. energy blockade on Cuba unless he receives approval from Congress.

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

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

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 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.

Virginia voters head to the polls Tuesday, April 21, for a special election centered on a proposed redistricting amendment that could dramatically reshape the state’s congressional map.

Doug Fiefia once worked at Google.

The Senate has approved a short-term renewal of a controversial surveillance program used by U.S. spy agencies.

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.

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.

As Virginia’s special election draws near, voters are noticing a sharp rise in the intensity and negativity of political ads on TV.

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.

Republicans in Congress are forging ahead with a risky go-it-alone strategy for funding the Department of Homeland Security.

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

Democratic presidential prospects touted the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion policies as a way to advance American values during the National Action Network conference in New York.

The Trump administration is highlighting a 24% increase in individual tax refunds this season compared with those issued during the previous administration.

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.

Voters in a northwest Georgia congressional district will elect a new representative on Tuesday to replace Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene, who resigned in January following a public rift with President Donald Trump.

Virginia could be next to redraw its congressional map. There's a redistricting referendum on the ballot April 21. If voters approve the plan and it survives a court challenge, Virginia Democrats would be in line for more U.S. House seats and that could help counter Republican gains made through mid-decade redistricting elsewhere. Virginia's new map would combine conservative rural areas with liberal suburbs and give Democrats a better shot in more congressional districts. Some voters welcome the chance to push back against President Donald Trump and Republicans in Washington. Others worry about being represented by Democrats unfamiliar with the needs of their communities.

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.

There seemed to be a deal.

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.

The Senate has blocked a proposal that would ban transgender athletes from playing in women’s sports.

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.

The Senate debate over voting legislation is airing out differences on voter ID.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Mississippi voters will choose nominees for Congress in a state primary Tuesday.

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.

Georgia’s races for governor and U.S. Senate are taking shape as candidates qualify and begin their sprint to the May 19 party primaries.

President Donald Trump has yet to endorse a candidate in Georgia's Republican primary.

President Trump's plan to nominate U.S. Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma as Homeland Security secretary will leave an unexpected Senate vacancy in deep-red Oklahoma.

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.

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.

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.

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 House committee investigating Jeffrey Epstein labored for six months to question former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

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.

Arkansas voters will choose nominees for a full slate of federal, state and local offices in primary elections Tuesday.

A debate over redistricting is heating up in Virginia as voters prepare to decide the issue in a statewide referendum, but with legal challenges now trying to block the vote, the future of that question remains uncertain.

The first primaries of the 2026 election season will offer an early read on voter mood in President Donald Trump’s second term and on how both parties are adapting.

Republican congressman Kevin Kiley has seen the political ground shift beneath him this past year.

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.”.

Texas U.S. Rep. Wesley Hunt’s rivals are increasing their attacks on the two-term Republican ahead of Tuesday’s GOP primary for U.S. Senate.

President Donald Trump has a midterm year message to sell.

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.

After more disagreements in the U.S. Congress, the government has been partially shut down, primarily impacting the Department of Homeland Security.

Utah’s Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by Republican lawmakers and left in place a congressional map that gives Democrats a high chance of picking up one of the state’s four Republican-held U.S. House seats in the fall.

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.

State Republicans redrew their congressional map over the summer to make five Democratic-held seats winnable, in line with the explicit expectation set by President Donald Trump.

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.

Democrats are playing catch-up in having online influencers and content creators promote their candidates and priorities.

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

Democrats’ top priority as the 2026 session of the Minnesota Legislature gets underway is reining in the power of federal law enforcement to conduct immigration crackdowns.

New laws in some Democratic-led states are forcing local sheriffs to stop cooperating with President Donald Trump's immigration enforcement efforts.

Dozens of U.S. lawmakers were trying to make their way this weekend to the Munich Security Conference to assure allies of America's reliability.

Homeland Security officials are highlighting the potential impact of a shutdown. Among the concerns are delayed reimbursements to states for disaster relief costs and missed paychecks for the agents that screen passengers and bags at the nation's airports.

Politicians from President Donald Trump to local lawmakers agree that tech companies should cover the power costs of artificial intelligence data centers.

Democrats are denouncing the Justice Department’s attempt to indict a group of lawmakers who last year urged U_S_ military members to resist “illegal orders.”.

House Republicans approved legislation that would impose strict new voter ID requirements ahead of the midterm elections.

Homeland Security officials are highlighting the potential impact of a shutdown.