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A sign of support for President Donald Trump is seen on the side of a semi-trailer in East Palestine, Ohio, on Aug. 27.

Polling should provide clarity, not confusion

By David Winston
Posted September 3, 2025 at 3:16pm
Rep. Juan Ciscomani, R-Ariz., speaks to a reporter in National Statuary Hall before President Donald Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress on March 4, 2025. Ciscomani's district is one of the most evenly-divided in the nation.

The 10 most evenly divided districts in the country

By Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted August 27, 2025 at 2:28pm
Texas Republican Rep. Chip Roy talks with reporters after a meeting of the House Republican Conference in the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 25.

Rep. Chip Roy announces bid for Texas attorney general

By Victor Feldman
Posted August 21, 2025 at 12:39pm
Dustin Burrows, speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, gavels in a meeting Monday in Austin after Democratic lawmakers returned to the state Capitol following a two-week standoff with Republicans over their plan to redraw Texas’ congressional maps.

Texas Republicans advance map targeting Democratic House seats

By Michael Macagnone
Posted August 20, 2025 at 5:08pm, Updated at 7:23pm
Protesters participate in a Free D.C. press conference and rally near the White House in Washington on Monday, Aug. 11.

Trump’s DC crime rhetoric doesn’t match day-to-day reality

By Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted August 20, 2025 at 4:06pm
Former Rep. Jerry Carl, R-Ala., questions FTC Chairwoman Lina Khan during a House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government hearing on May 15, 2024. Carl said Tuesday he'll seek the same seat he lost in 2024.

Former Rep. Carl seeks to reclaim old seat in U.S. House

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted August 19, 2025 at 1:35pm
Sprinklers water the lawn in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on the morning of April 29, 2024.

Louisiana redistricting case could change the rules nationwide

By Michael Macagnone
Posted August 4, 2025 at 3:23pm
From left, Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt., and Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colo., leave the Senate Democrats’ lunch in the U.S. Capitol on July 15. Welch has introduced a bill that would carve out small businesses from tariffs imposed under President Donald Trump.

Appeals court hears tariff challenge

By Michael Macagnone
Posted July 31, 2025 at 2:36pm
Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., chairs a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing in June.

Cassidy, who defied Trump, aims to win with increasingly conservative base

By Lia DeGroot
Posted July 30, 2025 at 11:53am
Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J.,sparred with fellow Democrats over a package of seven law enforcement-related bills on the Senate floor.

Package of law enforcement bills spurs intraparty fight among Democrats

By Michael Macagnone
Posted July 29, 2025 at 7:22pm