Central Illinois lawmakers are divided on the issue of more than 50 Texas Democrats leaving Austin for Illinois in an attempt to stop a Republican-led effort to redraw their congressional districts.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The two most populous U.S. states — California and Texas — are grappling for political advantage ahead of the 2026 elections, setting up a national proxy war as Democrats and ...

AUSTIN (Nexstar) — As Texas Democrats began their second full day of breaking quorum to prevent the legislature from ...

For months, Democrats have been urging their party to play more hardball in fighting back against President Donald Trump’s ...

A new poll shows President Donald Trump with a 20-point approval deficit, as Americans disapprove of him on all major issues, including immigration. Perhaps the biggest drag on his presidency, ...

The last of the ComEd Four defendants to be sentenced learned his fate Tuesday at the Everett McKinley Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago.

A California Republican slammed House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) on Tuesday for his reaction to the nationwide redistricting ...

Governor Gregg Abbott ordered state troopers to find and arrest those Democrats who left the state. But lawmakers dismissing those threats as state authorities are beyond their jurisdiction. Abbott ...

Trump would benefit from more Texas Republicans in the House for the 2026 midterm election. Texas' redistricting plan could ...

Texas Democrats have fled the state in an effort to keep Republicans from approving a new U.S. House map that could boost ...