Republicans and Democrats alike used every procedural lever available — from mid-decade map rewrites to the strategic admission of new states like the Dakotas, Montana and Wyoming — to lock in House, ...

BEFORE THE YEAR’S OUT IN DECEMBER. WELL, HERE WE ARE. IT’S A WEEK LEFT TO VOTE IN THE NOVEMBER SPECIAL ELECTION HERE IN CALIFORNIA, AND MILLIONS OF CALIFORNIA VOTERS HAVE ALREADY CAST THEIR BALLOTS.