Voter confusion and headaches for election officials follow hasty GOP push to redraw US House seats
Thousands of Louisiana voters have already cast early ballots for congressional candidates in what soon could be the wrong districts.
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Stephen Colbert says network lawyers pulled James Talarico interview over FCC equal time fears
Late-night host Stephen Colbert said his interview with Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico was pulled from Monday night’s broadcast over network fears it would violate regulatory guidance from the...
Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett is running for US Senate in Texas
Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett launched a campaign Monday for the U.S. Senate in Texas, bringing a national profile to a race that may be critical to Democrats’ long-shot hopes of...
Police escort Texas Democrats to prevent new redistricting walkout as California moves to retaliate
Republicans in the Texas House forced returning Democrats to sign what the Democrats called “permission slips,” agreeing to around-the-clock surveillance.
What to know as Texas’ search for flood victims stretches into a third week
The search for victims of deadly flooding in Texas Hill Country is headed into its third week as officials try to pin down exactly how many people remain missing.
ICE is using no-bid contracts, boosting big firms, to get more detention beds
Leavenworth, Kansas, occupies a mythic space in American crime, its name alone evoking a short hand for serving hard time. The federal penitentiary housed gangsters Al Capone and Machine Gun...
What we know about a private plane’s fatal crash into a San Diego neighborhood
Authorities say a private plane clipped power lines before slamming into a home in San Diego.
Severe weather and tornadoes batter Midwest, killing at least 21 across two states
Gov. Andy Beshear says 14 people have been killed by severe weather in Kentucky — including what appeared to be a devastating tornado — and that the number is likely...
Missouri governor bringing lawmakers back to get a plan for keeping Chiefs and Royals away from Kansas
Missouri’s governor will call the Legislature into a special session to consider incentives aimed at keeping the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals from moving to Kansas.
The EPA is allowing the sale of cheaper, higher-ethanol E15 gasoline across the US this summer
Consumers across the U.S. still will be able to buy higher-ethanol blend E15 gasoline this summer, the Environmental Protection Agency announced Monday, saving them a little money at the pump...