The Latest Breaking News from US House

American democracy is straining under countless pressures, many of them rooted in structural problems that go back to the nation’s founding. Chief among them is the “pick one” plurality voting system – also called winner-take-all – used to elect nearly all of the 520,000 government officials in the United States.

Federal judges block Texas' 2025 congressional map over concerns of racial gerrymandering. The state must use the 2021 map, reshaping 38 U.S. House districts and raising stakes for the 2026 midterms.

U.S. House members have met in North Carolina's largest city to hear from families of violent-crime victims

Everything to know about Gavin Newsom’s newly signed proposal, special elections and how California voters feel

The approval came at the urging of US President Donald Trump, who pushed for the extraordinary mid-decade revision of congressional maps to give his party a better chance at holding onto the US House of Representatives in the 2026 midterm elections.

The proposed congressional districts are fueling a redistricting battle at the Texas Capitol and could have national consequences. A bipartisan war is already brewing across the U.S.

Ukraine’s future could hinge on a hastily assembled meeting at the White House as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy brings an extraordinary cadre of European leaders with him to show U.S. President Donald Trump a united front against Russia

Texas Democrats have moved closer to ending a nearly two-week walkout that has blocked the GOP's redrawing of U.S. House maps before the 2026 election

Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin said his group is putting its full weight to help Texas Democrats, who left the state to block Republicans from redrawing congressional districts.