The Texas House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a redistricting bill, paving the way for Republican-drawn maps that could net the GOP as many as five US House seats to be finalized in the coming days.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Republicans on Wednesday took the first step toward approving new congressional maps that would give their party as many as five new seats in the House of Representatives, spurring what’s likely to be a national battle over redistricting.

As President Trump asks Republican-led states to redraw congressional maps, some Indiana conservatives are pushing back. “They should leave it alone,” one legislator said.

Boisterous Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) is headlining a wave of members of the hard-line House Freedom Caucus who are seeking higher office and will depart the lower chamber after the midterms, setting

Democrats claim House Minority Leader Rose Pugliese withheld information about who took a surreptitious photo of a female lawmaker. On Thursday, Pugliese said that’s not true.

A new Texas state congressional map heads to the state Senate after the House passed the measure intended to flip five Democratic-held U.S. House seats up for grabs in the 2026 elections. Why this matters: This is a rare mid-decade redistricting to help President Donald Trump improve the GOP's odds of holding a narrow U.

Rep. Zach Nunn (R-Iowa) is taking a novel approach to selling the “One Big, Beautiful Bill” in his district: Using his official office funds on a slick digital video ad campaign to promote key tax

A battle between Texas Republicans and California Democrats to augment their political party's advantage in the U.S. House has led politicians in various states to consider ways they, too, could leverage partisan power to rack up more victories in the 2026 congressional elections.