Democrats in Texas' House have left the state to prevent the vote on a redistricting plan pushed by President Donald Trump that would send five more Republicans to Washington after the 2026 midterm ...

Democratic lawmakers said they left the state of Texas in an effort to temporarily block Republicans from redrawing its ...

The lawmakers’ absence means the lower chamber won’t have enough members present to function, stalling passage of a draft map ...

A small earthquake rattled the New York metropolitan area Saturday night. The U.S. Geological Survey said the tremor had a magnitude of 3.0. It hit in the New Jersey suburb of Hasbrouck Heights, less ...