Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom’s aides have signaled their boss’s willingness to counter Texas redistricting with a similar ...

The Supreme Court justices gave an ominous prelude to next term, when voting rights — another pillar of a strong democracy — ...

The “presidential lean” of a state can, over time, tell us something about how it is trending.— Though 2004 and 2024 produced similar topline national results, there has been some significant change ...

In recent decades, American presidential elections have been decided by a small handful of swing states — places where the ...

As he recounted a long-ago phone call from Trump before a crowd of supporters in his district, Massie dropped the register of ...

Colin Allred, who lost to Sen. Ted Cruz last year, will run for Senate again in a closely watched 2026 contest.

Thom Tillis announced his retirement from the North Carolina Senate seat as he gave a warning about Medicaid reforms, breaking with President Donald Trump.

The Supreme Court on Friday put off ruling on a second Black majority congressional district in Louisiana, instead ordering ...

Court denied lawsuits without explanation, leaving court watchers and political analysts to wonder why, and what comes next.

The case is being closely watched because at arguments in March several of the court’s conservative justices suggested they ...

The justices asked that the case, which has implications for the political power of Black voters, be reargued next term.

In an era of narrow majorities, the fight for control of the House is increasingly waged in the courts. Both parties are ...