Texas and California — the two most populous U.S. states — are the leading actors in a back-and-forth push to remake the balance of power in the U.S. House, kicked off when President Donald Trump called for Texas to redraw district lines with the GOP’s fragile House majority imperiled in the upcoming 2026 midterm elections.

The fight for control of the House in the 2026 midterm elections is underway — long before a single ballot is cast next year. Texas is fighting to enact a GOP-led redistricting effort that would give Republicans five more seats in the state and help them hold their narrow majority in the U.

Conservatives, anti-abortion groups and members of the “Make America Healthy Again” movement have pushed for a method known as “restorative reproductive medicine” instead.

The White House’s pressure campaign on Republican-dominated states to redraw their congressional maps is poised to escalate Thursday in Indiana.

As Vice President J.D. Vance meets with Gov. Mike Braun to discuss redistricting, Democrats plan Statehouse rally.

The White House announced on Thursday that a planned increase in federal law enforcement in Washington, D.C., would focus on areas with heavy tourist traffic and other hot spots around the city beginning at midnight.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he may use the National Guard to police the streets of Washington, D.C., and a White House official said federal law enforcement would increase its presence in the city this week.