The 113th Congress is in session. But, who are they? Lawyers, mostly. How do we know? A terrific chart from Businessweek that breaks down all of the professions of the new Congress. There are ...

In a change from February 2020, Republicans have the majority with 218 seats in the 435-member House of Representatives. The party also has a 53-seat majority in the 100-member Senate. Though his ...

Because all House seats are up every two years, focusing on the House in this portion of the analysis allows for more straightforward comparisons from one election cycle to another. Next, we wanted to ...

By Robert Jimison Reporting from Washington More than three dozen members of Congress have already said they are planning to leave their seats, setting the stage for major turnover in the 2024 ...

With a call of a House race in Arizona from the Associated Press Wednesday night, Republicans have now won enough seats to control the lower chamber in the next Congress. That means President ...

To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. Small numbers in census results can determine whether a state keeps or loses a seat in Congress and vote in the Electoral College. If not for 26 people ...

The country’s old center of political power — the industrial belt stretching from New York to Illinois — is once again losing seats in Congress while Sun Belt states such as Florida ...

House Republicans will enter the 119th Congress with a razor-thin majority after an election that saw Democrats score a net gain of one seat — a rare bright spot for the party that decisively ...

Washington – New York state will lose one seat in Congress after falling a remarkable 89 people short of having a population large enough to keep all 27 of its House seats, the U.S. Census ...