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Arcs in the news about United States House of Representatives from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Organization · 499 stories · 1,789 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 22, 2014

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott orders lawmakers to consider redistricting as GOP seeks midterm advantage · 5 articles, Jul 9Texas Republicans aim to redraw House districts at Trump's urging, but there's a risk · 9 articles, Jul 15Texas Republicans release new House maps as they attempt to take 5 Democratic seats · 22 articles, Jul 29Several states consider redrawing congressional maps after Texas kicks off fight · 16 articles, Jul 30Texas House committee advances redrawn congressional map · 19 articles, Jul 30Texas Republicans push ahead with redistricting after Democrats flee state · 63 articles, Aug 3Texas AG Ken Paxton Casts Doubt On Prosecution Of Dems Blocking Republicans' Redistricting Push · 6 articles, Aug 4Texas governor threatens to remove Democrats who left state over Trump-backed redistricting · 31 articles, Aug 4Gov. Newsom expected to announce CA redistricting plans, setting up standoff with opposition · 48 articles, Aug 9Newsom urges Trump to abandon redistricting fight as Texas Republicans remain stymied on new maps · 5 articles, Aug 9Texas Republicans call new special session for redistricting, this time with Democrats expected back · 15 articles, Aug 11Texas House Democrats announce return, ending walkout over redistricting plan · 46 articles, Aug 12Texas Democrats may soon end walkout over GOP maps · 7 articles, Aug 14See how new voting maps in Texas and California would shift the political landscape · 49 articles, Aug 15Gov. Newsom signs legislation advancing special election on California redistricting · 56 articles, Aug 15Texas House passes redrawn congressional district map · 42 articles, Aug 19Texas lawmakers give final approval to redrawn congressional map favoring GOP · 61 articles, Aug 19Texas governor signs new voting maps pushed by Trump to gain five GOP seats in Congress in 2026 · 25 articles, Aug 29Texas' redrawn US House map that boosts GOP begins a key court test · 5 articles, Oct 1Prop 50 passes: California voters approve redistricting measure that could shift US House power · 66 articles, Oct 29California Voters Approve Redistricting to Counter GOP Moves · 20 articles, Oct 29Federal judges block Texas from using its new U.S. House map in the 2026 midterms · 52 articles, Nov 18Supreme Court blocks order that found Texas congressional map is likely racially biased · 43 articles, Nov 19Supreme Court allows Texas to use a congressional map favorable to Republicans in 2026 · 75 articles, Dec 4

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Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else64 stories in 2025 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about United States House of Representatives that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Dec 22– 23George Conway running for Congress from New York as a Democrat15 articles · 15 independent sources
    1 left, 5 center, 4 right
  2. Dec 2– 3Republican Matt Van Epps wins US House special election in Tennessee48 articles · 33 independent sources
    5 left, 12 center, 10 right
  3. Nov 13– 14DOJ sues to block new California congressional map following Prop 50 win27 articles · 14 independent sources
    2 left, 5 center, 7 right
  4. Nov 13Justice Department sues to block California US House map in clash that could tip control of Congress20 articles · 18 independent sources
    3 left, 5 center, 0 right
  5. Nov 12JFK's grandson, Jack Schlossberg, is running for Congress35 articles · 20 independent sources
    5 left, 8 center, 4 right
  6. Nov 12– 13Epstein discharge petition picks up decisive signature in the House8 articles · 8 independent sources
    1 left, 4 center, 2 right
  7. Nov 11– 12House returns for vote to end the government shutdown after nearly 2 months away113 articles · 48 independent sources
    6 left, 17 center, 8 right
  8. Nov 5– 6Maine Democratic Rep Jared Golden says he will not seek reelection16 articles · 16 independent sources
    6 left, 3 center, 5 right
  9. Nov 5Texas Democrats Menefee and Edwards advance to runoff for vacant US House seat7 articles · 6 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 1 right
  10. Nov 4– 6Nancy Pelosi announces she will not seek reelection to Congress after nearly 40 years in Washington48 articles · 39 independent sources
    6 left, 11 center, 5 right

Stories that name United States House of Representatives

  1. Dec 14As gerrymandering battles sweep country, supporters say partisan dominance is ‘fair’15 articles · 12 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 0 right
  2. Dec 9– 12Indiana Republicans block Trump’s redistricting push in a rare break with the president58 articles · 40 independent sources
    13 left, 12 center, 12 right
  3. Dec 8– 12Jasmine Crockett Leads Contender In Texas Democratic Primary For U.S. Senate, Poll Shows46 articles · 24 independent sources
    7 left, 4 center, 12 right
  4. Dec 5– 11Indiana redistricting is up for a final, deciding vote in the state Senate24 articles · 14 independent sources
    4 left, 5 center, 3 right
  5. Nov 24The 'ShamWow Guy' is running for Congress in Texas12 articles · 7 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 3 right
  6. Nov 17– 20Trump signs bill to release the Epstein files373 articles · 99 independent sources
    26 left, 55 center, 21 right
  7. Nov 13– 18The prospect of an embarrassing defeat convinced Trump to reverse course on Epstein files159 articles · 65 independent sources
    16 left, 23 center, 16 right
  8. Nov 11Judge adopts Utah congressional map creating a Democrat-leaning district for 202614 articles · 13 independent sources
    3 left, 4 center, 3 right
  9. Nov 11– 13Government Shutdown Ends As Trump Signs Funding Bill116 articles · 67 independent sources
    10 left, 27 center, 13 right

Local coverage

  1. Nov 5California Republican Party files lawsuit aimed at blocking state's new House maps7 articles · 4 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right
  2. Apr 1– 2Speaker Johnson suffers defeat in his push to block new parents in U.S. House from proxy voting7 articles · 3 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 0 right
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