A panel of federal judges in Texas on Tuesday blocked the state’s new GOP-favored House map from being used ahead of the 2026 midterms by declaring it a likely racial gerrymander, dealing a blow to Republicans who have looked to net extra seats.

A federal district court ruled that Texas’ mid-decade redistricting enacted in August is an illegal racial gerrymander and ordered the state to use its 2021 maps for the 2026 election.

The House is expected to vote Tuesday on legislation to force the U.S. Justice Department to publicly release its files on the late financier Jeffrey Epstein, the culmination of a monthslong effort that has overcome opposition from U.

The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote Tuesday to force the release of Justice Department files on the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, moving ahead on...

a move that President Donald Trump embraced early this week after months of dismissing it as a "hoax" by Democrats