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• Justice Department sues to block California US House map in clash that could tip control of Congress

  November 13, 2025 7:19 PM

  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Justice Department on Thursday sued to block new congressional district boundaries approved by California voters last week, joining a court battle that could help determine which party wins control of the U.S. House in 2026. The complaint filed in California federal court targets the... more »

• Government shutdown drags on as health care compromise remains elusive

  October 7, 2025 8:26 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) — To hear party leaders talk, the seventh day of the government shutdown sounded a lot like the first. Democrats are seeking negotiations on expiring health care subsidies while Republicans say they won't discuss it, or any other policy, until the government reopens. The two sides are... more »

• Texas' Republican-controlled House approves new maps to create more winnable GOP congressional seats

  August 20, 2025 12:09 PM

  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. The approval by the Texas House... more »

• The House gives final approval to Trump's big tax bill in a milestone for his second-term agenda

  July 3, 2025 1:38 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans propelled President Donald Trump's big multitrillion-dollar tax breaks and spending cuts bill to final passage Thursday in Congress, overcoming multiple setbacks to approve his signature second-term policy package before a Fourth of July deadline. The tight roll call, 218-214, came at a potentially high... more »