Zelenskyy says U.S. gave Ukraine, Russia a deadline for agreement to end war

The U.S. has given Ukraine and Russia a June deadline to reach a deal to end the nearly four‑year war, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told reporters, as Russian strikes on energy infrastructure forced nuclear power plants to cut output on Saturday. If the June deadline is not met, the Trump administration will likely put pressure on

Mid-Decade Redistricting Wave Scrambles House Map Ahead of 2026

Texas state Rep. Matt Morgan holds a map of the new proposed congressional districts in the state during a legislative session at the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas, on Aug. 20, 2025. Sergio Flores/Reuters Mid-decade redistricting—once an exception to the once-a-decade routine after each census—is now reshaping the U.S. House map in the mid-2020s.