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The case in an El Paso courtroom is the first test of Texas’ new map. Republican state lawmakers quickly redrew the lines ...

The fight for control of the U.S. House is underway in California. Voters are considering whether to drastically reshape ...

Manny Rizo is a Democrat in Texas, so he is no stranger to being on the losing side. But this one seems to sting a bit more. “Intentional gerrymandering in order to control the vote,” is Rizo’s take ...

Texas Republicans redrew the lines for House races in 2026. For one Houston district, that means two elections in the next few months using two different maps, with a generational fight to come. By J.

A new poll released on Friday shows Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton trailing incumbent Texas U.S. Senator John Cornyn in the Senate primary race. The trajectory of the Republican primary could shape ...

U.S. rent prices fell year over year for the 25th straight month in August, according to the latest data from Realtor.com, delivering some relief to Americans struggling with higher housing costs ...

The average credit score in the U.S. remained steady at 715 at the end of 2024, according to Experian data. But while stability has been the trend, recent developments suggest that credit scores could ...

Missouri’s Republican-controlled Senate on Friday passed a new congressional map, taking final legislative action to target one of the state’s Democratic seats in the US House and boost the GOP’s ...

Californians are voting in a special election Nov. 4 with just one statewide item on the ballot: Proposition 50, a measure to allow newly redrawn congressional maps to take effect for the next three ...