Republicans redid their voting map so they could flip five seats to help keep control of the U.S. House. But achieving that goal is far from guaranteed. By J. David Goodman Reporting from the newly ...

The Republican plans to pick off five Democratic-held congressional seats in Texas once seemed like a sure thing. Not anymore. President Donald Trump’s flagging approval ratings, particularly among ...

Four of the additions are for districts where President Trump won handily, but Democrats are feeling emboldened by election outcomes this fall. By Shane Goldmacher The campaign arm of House Democrats ...

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Kayla Bartkowski / Getty Images More than a tenth of the current Congress has now indicated they will not return to their seats after the 2026 midterms, driven by redistricting, retirements and ...