Republicans are rushing to redraw districts before midterms. Here’s where things stand.

policy President Donald Trump has urged Republican-led states to redistrict to try to preserve the GOP’s narrow majority in the House of Representatives in the face of political headwinds. Maps of South Carolina’s new congressional districts are displayed in the waiting room of the South Carolina Senate on Friday, May 22, 2026, in Columbia, South … Read more

Senate Republicans unveil suite of anti-fraud bills to save $240B

WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans unveiled a package of 16 bills aimed at cracking down on fraud, which they believe could save taxpayers about $240 billion, The Washington Post has learned. The legislation package, called the American Taxpayers Protection Act, which is led by DOGE Senate Caucus Chairman Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), is part of a … Read more

Democrats consider prolonging the government shutdown as Republicans prepare new bills without health care fix

Washington– Republican senators are trying to end the government shutdown by preparing a bipartisan package of spending bills that they hope will win new Democratic votes. It is unclear whether their plan will succeed. Democrats have voted 14 times not to reopen the government as they demand an extension of expiring health care subsidies, which … Read more

North Carolina House approves new congressional map that could help Republicans gain additional seat

Raleigh, North Carolina – Republican legislative leaders in North Carolina completed a redrawing of maps of the state’s U.S. House districts on Wednesday, intent on picking up another seat to help President Donald Trump’s efforts to retain GOP control of Congress in next year’s midterm elections. New boundaries that were previously approved State Council It … Read more

Swalwell: Republicans have chosen protecting Trump over opening government

CASTRO VALLEY, Calif. (KRONA) – The government shutdown has entered its third week with no solution in sight, leaving hundreds of thousands of federal employees without paychecks. While active-duty military personnel receive their paychecks, many other federal employees are struggling to make ends meet, with some considering loans or turning to food banks. At a … Read more

Government shutdown enters sixth day as Republicans, Speaker Johnson says it’s up to Democrats to ‘stop the madness’

Washington – The legislators presented a few general signs of negotiations with a significant to break the impasse when the federal government was reopened with the closure of its sixth day on Monday, as Parliament Speaker Mike Johnson said that the Democrats need to “stop madness”. “It is happening now, all because of the Democrats.” … Read more

Democrats, Republicans deadlocked as the federal government faces a shutdown

Washington, DC (KDVR) – Currently, health care financing is the thorny point for the closure of the federal government, as both sides focus on financing measures on this. The Democratic President describes the “minority radical left” and says they want to spend more than one trillion dollars “to continue in free health care” for illegal … Read more

While Johnson calls to lower temperature, House Republicans finger-point in Charlie Kirk killing

Parliament Speaker Mike Johnson urged legislators to “reduce temperature” in Capitol Hill after the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. “You will hear me, as I always did, I am trying to turn the temperature here. I always do it,” Johnson told reporters on Thursday. Johnson, the emotional, said: “He still doesn’t feel the reality … Read more

Senate Republicans defeat Democrats' effort to force the release of Epstein files

WASHINGTON (AP) – In a close vote, the Republicans of the Senate defeated the Democrats on Wednesday to include the language in the annual Defense Department of Congress, which would have been forced to the public release of cases of cases to investigate sex trafficking in the late Jeffrey Ibstein. The Senate voted 51-49 to … Read more

Texas Democrats explain quorum breaking, Republicans demand arrests to force Trump-ordered redistricting vote

ASAN (KXAN) – Many legislators in Texas left the state on Sunday to prevent voting on Monday on the re -drawn congressional maps designed to add five republican seats in the US House of Representatives. At least 51 representatives of the Democratic State chose to leave Texas on Sunday. Some of these legislators said they … Read more