Apportionment, or the process of determining the number of seats each state has in the U.S. House of Representatives, happens like clockwork at this point. Ever… ...

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Louisiana Tech women's basketball coach Sonja Hogg is carried off the court by her players after winning the 1981 AIAW national championship. Harley Soltes / AP ...

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It took several months, but Texas Republicans have finally enacted their much-debated bill rolling back voting access in the Lone Star State.. Back in the spring, disagreements between Senate and ...