Democratic Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier has now spent over 24 hours on the Texas House floor in protest after refusing a Republican demand to be placed under the watch of the state Department of Public Safety.

Texas House Democrats are expected to return to the Legislature on Monday after denying a quorum for two weeks.

North Carolina farmer Jamie Ager is part of a new crop of Democratic candidates the party is turning to as it tries to compete in the tough, often rural districts it may need to flip to retake the U.S.

House Republicans say they’ve taken extra time in drafting their budget proposal to root out wasteful spending and make targeted investments.

A key Republican legislator announced Tuesday that the Michigan House of Representatives’ full budget plan could land as soon as next week, but hours later, Republican House Speaker Matt Hall gave that pronouncement a swift kick to the knees,

Several Texas state House Democrats ripped up the written agreements that allowed them to leave the chamber with a police escort and returned to the House floor Tuesday night, the caucus announced.

While a general notion behind drawing districts is to unite what’s called communities of interest — neighborhoods and cities that share similar concerns or demographic traits — the proposed

Republican leaders said that if they can't reach a quorum again at 10 a.m., both the House and Senate will wrap up the special session.