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Democrats are promising a "showdown" as Texas Republicans approve a heavily gerrymandered congressional map ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has promised to sign a new congressional voting map designed to help Republicans maintain their slim ...
But a gerrymandering arms race may now be virtually impossible to stop.
I’m writing to you from Houston, Texas, where I’m flogging Coming Up Short: A Memoir of My America to every Texan who might ...
It’s 1962 again, only this time the Cold War pits Democrat against Republican for control of the US House of Representatives ...
As Texas approves new congressional maps, California is fighting back. Caught in the middle are frustrated voters.
California lawmakers passed a legislative package Thursday advancing a partisan redistricting plan aimed at winning Democrats ...
In the last week, with lightning speed, the nation's foremost political leaders have jettisoned any pretense of political ...
Members of the California Citizens Redistricting Commission, created by voters to leash politicians, are divided over ...
Taking on President Trump isn't new for Governor Newsom, but imitating the President on social media is. Newsom's trolling ...
Lawmakers in both states are seeking to add U.S. House seats for their respective parties, after Trump, who's eager to ...
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