These political districts were redrawn in 2021. Find your districts here and your lawmakers here. After the 2024 elections, Republicans hold 88 of the 150 seats in the House and 20 of the 31 seats in the Senate. The House speaker presides over that chamber. The speaker i...
Democratsin Texasandacross the nationhave made access to abortion and other reproductive healthcare the centerpiece of 2024 campaigns. Republicans, who had been trying for decades to limit access to abortion, are committed to protecting the status quo. Where are decisions about this issue made? Th...
Thousands of people a day crossed here in late December -- a record for this section of the Texas border. There were so many people… the U.S. Border Patrol had to transform Shelby Park into an open air holding center… Weeks later once the surge died down,Gov. Abbottordered his Texas...
For example, if you know the population of Americans who are Republicans, and you know the population of Americans who live in Texas, you can study where those populations intersect and learn something about both Republicans and Texans. Why Count People? Among the many reasons that we track ...
Believing the law to be unconstitutional, Johnson went ahead and fired his Secretary of War, an ally of the Radical Republicans in Congress. Johnson’s political enemies responded by drafting and passing 11 articles of impeachment in the House. ...
For Republicans, there are usually two prizes in the Iowa caucuses: delegates and bragging rights. Iowa Republican voters will indicate their picks for the party’s presidential nominee, and the results of that vote will determine how many of the state’s 40 convention delegates each candidate ...
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Republican power struggle in Texas that could push the state even further right come November isn't cooling down.
Campaigning During COVID-19: How Texas Republicans Navigated the 2020 ElectionHunter, JeffWintemute, MikeMcLaughlin, BryanJournal of Political Science
According to Wagner and other House Republicans briefed on the meeting, Jordan said to Scalise: “You get one ballot. And when you go down, you will nominate me.” She said Scalise pushed back, arguing he had won by the conference rules, to which Jordan replied: “America wants me,”...
House Speaker Mike Johnson fired up hundreds of Long Island Republicans on Wednesday at a boisterous rally for one of his party's most vulnerable members, Rep. Anthony D’Esposito (R-N.Y.). In the final sprint to Election Day, Johnson stressed that the road to the House maj...