In battleground districts, which group of adult citizens is most overrepresented compared to the U.S. as a whole? Jen Hernandez will decide who controls Congress this year. Not by herself, of course.

House lawmakers spent $6.7 million of taxpayer money on meals and lodging last year — a 21 percent increase over 2024 — under a reimbursement program that doesn’t require them to provide receipts, a ...