An assessment of state-level inflows and outflows of federal funds finds red states are being propped up by blue states.

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Politics / St. Louis has a Missouri problem. But like many other Democratic cities in Republican states, it can fight back by ...

For nearly four decades, Texas has been a solidly red state. Texas has voted Republican in every presidential election since 1980, and there are many states just like it. For many years, a bright blue ...

Four years ago, shield laws didn't exist. Now, they are one of the strongest weapons in the reproductive-rights arsenal.

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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) renewed his call for a national ban on data center construction this week, and it is being heeded in blue states such as Colorado, where Denver Mayor Mike Johnston announced ...

While cities in blue states like Minnesota and California resist ICE enforcement, some Democrat-led cities in red states, like Austin, Texas, are in a heated debate over how to respond. In many ...

After President Donald Trump’s unexpectedly competitive showings in big blue states around the country, Republicans emerged from the 2024 election expressing optimism about their prospects in places ...