When 1965 began, federal voting rights legislation was far from the minds of most in Washington. After all, Congress had just ...

Gov. Greg Abbott filed an emergency petition Tuesday with the Texas Supreme Court to remove state Rep. Gene Wu from office after Wu and other Democrats left the state to delay Republican efforts to ...

Gov. Greg Abbott filed an emergency petition with the Texas Supreme Court to have Rep. Gene Wu removed from office.

Pressure is mounting against Israel in the U.S. and around the world. Will it mean anything on the ground in Palestine?

On the sixtieth anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, a law that promised millions of Americans the power to vote, civil rights lawyers and scholars warn those rights are in danger again.

Trump is pushing the Republicans to redraw the congressional map ahead of the 2026 midterms. Democrats are fighting back ...

Texas's redistricting attempts are meant to amend previous racial gerrymandering and ensure fair representation to the ...

Trump lashed out at Chuck Schumer, accusing him of “extortion” and branding Democrats as “thugs” holding the country to ...

Democrats are drawing up plans to retaliate if Republicans gerrymander Texas, which could help them gain five more seats in ...

The Texas redistricting fight could end up being the first test of mettle for Democrats eyeing a 2028 play for the White House.With Greg Abbott, the state’s Republican governor, directing lawmakers to ...

Here's how Texas Republicans' plans to redraw its congressional map mushroomed into a multi-state standoff over the past week ...

A number of Oakland County commissioners, including the chairman, hold other jobs that may pose conflicts or raise ethical questions, experts said.