House Speaker Kevin McCarthy already faces a slim majority where he can't afford to lose more than five seats before being tossed back into the minority. "In the past nine days, state and federal judges threw out two congressional maps — and helped Democrats avoid a worst-case scenario in Ohio — kicking off an unusually busy redistricting calendar heading into …
The protracted uncertainty over control of Congress reverberated through both major political parties on Wednesday, as Democrats basked in the relief of the red wave that wasn’t and Republicans became increasingly clear-eyed that the lingering influence of former President Trump had hamstrung their party. “This election season, American people made it clear: They don’t want every day going forward to …
