At least ten cities in states whose Republican governors are deploying National Guard troops to Washington, DC, had higher rates of violent crime or homicide than DC last year, according to a CNN review of FBI data.

Texas Senate Democrats plan to filibuster the House-passed redistricting map during floor debate on Friday in a last-ditch effort to delay the final passage of the plan to create five new winnable seats for the GOP.

Houston Sen. Carol Alvarado plans to filibuster a Republican bill that redraws congressional maps and adds five GOP-leaning districts, part of a Trump-backed strategy to secure House control.

Sears (R) reboots her campaign for Virginia governor following signs of disarray, at least one national Republican group is urging donors to consider a fallback position: focusing support on the reelection bid of Attorney General Jason S.

Texas state Rep. Gene Wu joined a private strategy call on Thursday with Democratic leaders from other GOP-led states that might also redraw their maps.

GOP Sen. Bernie Moreno faced jeers and boos during an appearance at The City Club of Cleveland on Wednesday. Ohio GOP chairman Alex Triantafilou on Thursday said he will urge candidates to avoid City Club forums.

In President Trump’s second term, many of his most high-profile initiatives have doubled as opportunities to test the loyalty of Republican leaders.

Another senior aide to former President Joe Biden is set to testify Thursday before the House Oversight Committee as part of the GOP-led panel’s investigation into what it charges was a “cover-up” of Biden’s mental decline.

A Tennessee Republican senator is urging the Department of Homeland Security to implement DNA verification and fingerprinting for migrants to combat human trafficking.

Trump's Texas fight is aimed at giving the GOP an advantage in 2026 and a lame-duck president more power while in office. Democrats have other plans.