But sometimes the effort backfires: In trying to maximize their seats, a party spreads its voters too thin and fails to make some districts safe enough. These vulnerable districts can then flip to the ...

TM: There’s been a lot of legal threats swirling around this, from Ken Paxton, John Cornyn, Donald Trump, Greg Abbott. How ...

Most members of the House Democratic Caucus fled the state this week in an attempt to stall a Trump-ordered gerrymander. We tried to talk to the few who stayed.

Texas Republicans are planning to escalate their efforts to end a weeklong holdout by Democrats if they don't return to the ...

Democrats have benefited for years from aggressive gerrymandering, but they treat Republican redistricting as a ...

The Illinois governor told the late night host that the state's legislative districts were designed by a kindergarten class amidst criticism over gerrymandering.

Let’s take a tour of the 13th congressional district in Illinois. It starts in East St. Louis and then moves steadily north. By the time it gets to Springfield, home of Abraham Lincoln, about 90 miles ...

In a preview clip of Friday's "Ruthless" podcast," Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott threatened to create up to eight new ...

Less gerrymandering would be better, but Illinois Democrats are hypocritical to complain about Republican efforts to redraw ...

Some Republicans are calling for the FBI’s involvement after Texas Democrats left the state to block Republicans from passing ...

Pritzker defends hosting Texas lawmakers on national TV while making light of Illinois' own district maps. Illinois Governor ...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has told NPR if Texas and other Republican majority states redraw new congressional districts ...