Watch and learn about the territorial evolution of the United States through this animated GIF and explanatory narration.

Death Valley is forecast to see heat index values peak at 101 Friday—swaths of the country are bracing for even warmer ...

The White House is focusing on redistricting efforts beyond Texas to help Republicans maintain control of the U.S. House in ...

Texas Republican efforts to redraw the state's Congressional boundaries have kicked off a redistricting arms race.

Republicans hold a narrow edge in the U.S. House, and President Donald Trump is calling for GOP-led states to redraw maps to ...

Republicans hold a narrow edge in the U.S. House and President Donald Trump is calling for GOP-led states to redraw maps to ...

Chad Dunn, one of the lawyers challenging the state’s current maps, said Texas’ swift acquiescence to the DOJ letter contradicts legislators’ testimony.

Are fireworks legal in my state? See how laws differ across the U.S. Consumer fireworks are available in most states, but others have stricter rules, and one even has an outright ban on them.

For now, paper maps remain at state parks and the transition will happen after the current supply runs out.

The next time you pull into to a state park, you might want to hang onto the map they give you at the entrance. Paper park maps will soon be a thing of the past, as the Indiana Department of Natural ...

A heat wave is currently affecting about 160 million people, according to the National Weather Service. Here's which states feel the hottest.