The federal hearing on the legality of Texas' new congressional map is concluding. Will it stall or stand? Here's what to ...

Gerrymandered maps can seem kind of obvious. Districts that snake around cities or split up rural communities to benefit a ...

Illegal power is neither periphery nor shadow; it is a global system fed by formal politics and the formal economy” — ...

The 2026 election is still 13 months away, but this weekend is already jam-packed with events for political aspirants.

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Ballots were sent out this week to Mendocino County voters for the Nov. 4 special election to decide Proposition 50, a ...

A new statewide poll finds near-unanimous agreement among both Democratic and independent voters that Florida’s primaries should be opened to the state’s 3.4 million “No Party Affiliation” (NPA) ...

Israel and Hamas have agreed to phase one of a peace deal that President Donald Trump says will see the release of all living ...

Halting the CAREM project, freezing plans to build the Atucha III and IV plants and entry into Washington’s FIRST programme ...

Lawmakers and observers are saying the Hoosier state's cautious approach is quintessential Indiana - and that Republicans are weighing the issue.

Out former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg noted that Indiana Republicans have shown reluctance to follow the ...

Just a few months ago, newly elected California GOP Chair Corrin Rankin was focused on upping her party’s game in the deep-blue state to make inroads in the 2026 midterms and prevent Democrats ...