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Louisiana, long known for its 'prison economy,' now houses more ICE detention facilities than any other non-border state.

Texas’ first special session of 2025 starts Monday, during which state lawmakers will consider new congressional maps approve ...

The storm remains disorganized on Wednesday but still has time to strengthen over the Gulf before making landfall on Thursday ...

FEMA’s maps are essential tools for identifying flood risks, but they have significant gaps that limit their effectiveness.

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he is pushing Texas Republicans to redraw the state’s congressional maps to create ...

A new study has ranked the US states in order of how well they would fare in the event of a nuclear apocalypse.

Parts of New Orleans, including its international airport, are sinking nearly 2 inches per year, according to a new study. Wetlands and parts of the city's levee system are sinking, too.

The “presidential lean” of a state can, over time, help us quantify its political trajectory.— Much of the Heartland and Midwest has come to lean more to the GOP over the past two decades, though the ...

After rumors emerged that President Donald Trump was pushing Texas Republicans to redraw the state’s congressional maps to give the GOP an advantage in the 2026 midterms, Gov. Greg Abbott officially ...