SMU political science professor Matthew Wilson explains the rarely enforced rules being applied during this second special ...

Texas Democrats are joining a colleague who can't leave the state Capitol because she won't agree to having law enforcement ...

Texas Republicans mandated that Democratic lawmakers not be allowed to leave the state house without a permission slip and a ...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Democrats ended a two-week walkout Monday that stalled Republican efforts to redraw congressional ...

State Representative Nicole Collier settled in at her desk after being placed under law enforcement supervision by House ...

A California legislative hearing turned into a shouting match as a Republican lawmaker clashed with Democrats over a partisan plan to rewrite U.S. House maps.

As a part of the ongoing protests, one Houston representative spent the night at the Capitol, while another remains out of state.

Republicans in Texas are poised to approve the partisan reshaping of the state's 38 congressional district map in hopes of ...

Trump has required loyalty from all levels of his administration and demanded that the Department of Justice follow his ...

Senators moved fast on Gov. Greg Abbott’s agenda for the second special session. With House Democrats back in Texas, bills ...

President Donald Trump has made clear in recent weeks that he’s willing to use the vast powers of his office to prevent his party from losing control of Congress in next year's midterm elections.