But sometimes the effort backfires: In trying to maximize their seats, a party spreads its voters too thin and fails to make some districts safe enough. These vulnerable districts can then flip to the ...

The idea that our political opponents will "fairly" draw competitive districts is a myth we need to abandon. And this applies ...

Trump puts FBI crime fighters on D.C. streets  Ukraine fights for spot at Trump-Putin summit Netanyahu on defensive with Gaza ...

At stake is control of the House of Representatives next year, where Republicans hold a slim, three-seat majority.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and House Speaker Dustin Burrows filed a complaint attempting to force the House Democrats to return from California.

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) sees the writing on the wall. A shift in California to the right is possible, and he wants to stop ...

Elections have consequences, and winners set the rules — up to a point. In a healthy democracy, the majority’s power should always be tempered by a decent respect for minority rights. Otherwise, ...

During his remarks in an interview with Texas Democrats today, California Governor Gavin Newsom threatened to reciprocate the ...

California may see a new congressional district map soon as its redistricting process advances amid national political tensions.

Andrew Cuomo in the New York City Democratic mayoral primary. The Bernie Sanders coalition that had been systematically snubbed by the Democratic National Committee in 2016 was suddenly alive and ...

Texas Republicans are trying to reconvene the state Legislature to vote on redrawing congressional maps in their party's ...

A federal judge in San Francisco will hear arguments on whether military troops deployed this summer by the Trump ...