The standoff began on Monday, when Democratic members returned to the Capitol after being out of the state for more than two weeks due to a controversial redistricting map. Rep. Collier refused to agree to leave the chamber under the surveillance of the Department of Public Safety.

In a show of defiance at the Texas Capitol, State Rep. Nicole Collier of Fort Worth has remained on the House floor for a second night.The standoff began Monday

Some Texas state House Democrats are refusing to leave the chamber, after Republicans required them to sign a form allowing Department of Public Safety troopers to follow them.

The 2026 midterms are expected to be a good year for Ohio Democrats, but while the Republican field is pretty well set, only a few Dems have filed to run for statewide office. Sherrod Brown's announced candidacy for the U.

Parents of the young girls who died at Camp Mystic will testify about camp safety on Wednesday as the Texas special session continues. They will appear at a joint committee hearing focused on identifying what may have gone wrong in the July 4th flooding in the Texas Hill Country.

California pastor Jack Hibbs urged families to flee the state if a bill expanding caregiver rights passes, warning it could strip away parents' rights.

House Oversight Committee chair James Comer in a statement Monday said the Justice Department would start to turn over Jeffrey Epstein-related materials this Friday — less than two weeks after the Kentucky Republican transmitted a subpoena to the agency to demand access to documents connected to the deceased financier and sex offender.

Michael Sullivan was just settling into his role as chief of the Capitol Police when President Donald Trump shined a bright light on law enforcement in the nation’s capital. Trump’s move to exert emergency powers over local police and deploy the National Guard has been felt throughout the District, as Sullivan can attest.