In June, Texas Republicans announced a plan to redraw the state’s congressional districts. The goal was clear: flip as many as five Democratic-held seats in the House of Representatives to the GOP.

The red and blue state map is one of the most recognisable symbols of American politics. While the colours appear simple, the voting patterns behind them reflect decades of demographic change, ...

What would happen if a teacher walks into a classroom, looks at 30 different faces, and decides he is not going to teach the “Red” kids and ask them to leave. Suppose my neighbor calls an ambulance ...

Cooperation with federal immigration enforcement is emerging as a major dividing line between red and blue states — and a source of intensifying conflict between President Donald Trump’s ...