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The Players Era men's basketball tournament continues Tuesday night in Las Vegas for unranked Oregon and San Diego State, two teams that lost their event openers on Monday. Oregon (4-1) fell 84-73 to ...

The San Francisco 49ers have invested a lot into their defensive front recently, using three draft picks on Mykel Williams, Alfred Collins and C.J. West last year, as well as acquiring Bryce Huff and ...

The move dealt a blow to efforts by Texas Republicans and President Trump to flip Democratic seats in the state. Texas quickly filed a notice of appeal to the Supreme Court. By Nick Corasaniti and J.

A redistricting arms race, started by President Trump’s push to redraw Texas maps in Republicans’ favor, continues. Here is where things stand. By David W. Chen and Nick Corasaniti With the 2026 ...

Abigail Spanberger defeated Republican candidate Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears to become the first female governor-elect in the commonwealth’s history. The map below shows Spanberger's winning counties ...

SAN FRANCISCO — California voters have easily approved a ballot measure to redraw the state's congressional map to favor Democrats, according to a race call by The Associated Press, marking the ...

President Donald Trump and Republicans have launched an unprecedented effort this year to redraw state congressional maps to help protect the party’s narrow majority in the House ahead of the 2026 ...

New districts means both parties have to rethink what seats are competitive. As they look ahead to next year's fight to control Congress in the midterms, Republicans and Democrats are scrambling ...