What to know about the congressional redistricting trend kick-started by Trump

President Donald Trump’s call to redraw U.S. House districts before the 2026 elections has led to a wave of political maneuvering among state-level Republicans and Democrats. Read More

Can Trump and the GOP keep a grip on power? A fully MAGA party prepares for 2026

Trump is pushing the envelope of typical campaign maneuvering with things like redistricting, and the party is jumping at his orders. Read More

Senate GOP confirms first group of Trump nominees after changing rules

Senate Republicans confirmed four dozen of President Trump’s nominees Thursday, the first tranche of his stalled choices to get over the finish line after the GOP changed the chamber’s rules last ... Read More

The two major forces shaping Trump's second midterm election

An escalating gerrymandering race, kicked off by Texas Republicans and spreading rapidly, is coming into focus alongside the evolving battle over Trump's "big, beautiful bill." ... Read More

Trump Rips Into Karl Rove For Not Crowning Him the GOP’s Savior

President Donald Trump lashed out at Republican strategist Karl Rove after he suggested the GOP prevailed in the 2024 election because voters didn’t like the Biden-Harris ticket. During an appearance ... Read More

Texas governor signs new voting maps pushed by Trump to gain five GOP seats in Congress in 2026

AUSTIN, Texas -- Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday signed into law a new congressional voting map designed to help Republicans gain more seats in the 2026 midterm elections, delivering a win for ... Read More

'Admission of weakness': Trump's latest election moves seen as confession about GOP odds

Donald Trump has been trying to "rig" the midterm elections because he knows the Republicans are going to "lose the hand," according to some experts. The Guardian reported on Sunday about Trump's ... Read More

Researcher who distorted voter data gets election integrity job in Trump’s second term

For those who followed Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn his 2020 election defeat, Cleta Mitchell’s name probably rings a bell. Few Republican lawyers went further than Mitchell in targeting the will ... Read More

Democrats React as Republican Majority Shrinks After Special Election

"Rep-elect Walkinshaw's victory continues the dominant trend we're seeing so far this year – Democrats are massively overperforming in nearly every race. With elections in less than two months in the ... Read More

Democrat Catelin Drey's victory in Iowa special election breaks GOP supermajority

DES MOINES — A Democrat has won a special election for an Iowa state Senate seat in a district that had been held by Republicans and had voted heavily for President Donald Trump in 2024, adding to the ... Read More

Democrats celebrate special election victory in Iowa State Senate, ending GOP supermajority

Democrats won in an area President Trump carried by 11 points in 2024. National Democrats are celebrating the results of a special election for the Iowa State Senate, after Democrat Catelin Drey won ... Read More