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Judge Backs Redistricting by Missouri Republicans

Another challenge is pending at the state Supreme Court

(Newser) - A Missouri court on Thursday rejected a legal challenge to congressional redistricting designed to give the state's Republicans another US House seat in the upcoming midterm elections. Opponents of the new maps backed by President Trump argued that they violated a state constitutional provision requiring districts to be compact....

Virginia's Former First Lady Joins a Crowded House Primary

Dorothy McAuliffe is running for Virginia's 7th Congressional District

(Newser) - Dorothy McAuliffe is stepping off the sidelines and into one of Virginia's most closely watched House races, reports the Hill . The former first lady of Virginia and ex-Biden administration official said Wednesday she's running in the already crowded Democratic primary for the 7th Congressional District, situated in the solidly-blue outer...

GOP Congressman Announces His 'New Chapter'

California Rep. Darrell Issa says he won't seek reelection after quarter century in House

(Newser) - Rep. Darrell Issa is stepping off the ballot again. The 72-year-old Republican said on Friday that he won't seek another term, setting up a wide-open race in his increasingly Democratic-leaning Southern California district, reports the New York Times . Issa, one of Congress' richest members and a 12-term lawmaker, cited...

Obama Urges Virginia to Allow Redistricting

Constitutional amendment up for a vote next month would permit new maps for midterms

(Newser) - Barack Obama has a message for Virginians. In a video released Thursday, the former president urges them to approve an April 21 constitutional amendment that would let the state legislature rewrite congressional district lines in time for November—changes Democrats say could help "level the playing field" after GOP-led...

Supreme Court Keeps GOP District for Midterms

Justices temporarily halt state court order for new lines on New York seat

(Newser) - The Supreme Court has temporarily reinstated Republican Rep. Nicole Malliotakis' New York congressional district, halting a state judge's order that the lines be redrawn before the next election. In a brief order Monday, the court granted Malliotakis' emergency request to block a New York trial court ruling that found...

SCOTUS Ruling Will Benefit Democrats in the Midterms

Decision allows use of new congressional map in California

(Newser) - The Supreme Court just gave Democrats in California something to smile about. In an unsigned order Wednesday, the justices rejected an emergency bid from the California Republican Party and the Trump administration to stop the state from using a new congressional map in this year's midterms. The ruling, which...

Judge Blocks Virginia Democrat's Redistricting Plan

He says redistricting amendment is illegal

(Newser) - A Virginia judge ruled Tuesday that a proposed constitutional amendment letting Democrats redraw the state's congressional maps was illegal, potentially foiling their efforts to pick up seats in the US House in November. Tazewell Circuit Court Judge Jack Hurley Jr. struck down the Virginia legislature's actions on three...

Judge Orders GOP-Held Seat Redrawn on Minority Concerns

Judge rules current lines dilute the impact of Black and Hispanic voters

(Newser) - A judge on Wednesday threw out the boundaries of the only congressional seat in New York City represented by a Republican, ordering the state to redraw the district because its current composition unconstitutionally diluted the votes of Black and Hispanic residents. Republicans are expected to appeal the decision, the AP...

California Gets a Win in Redistricting Battle

Federal panel rules in favor of the state, though GOP plans to appeal

(Newser) - California can use a new voter-approved US House map that is designed to boost Democrats in the 2026 midterms, a federal three-judge panel ruled Wednesday. In a 2-1 ruling, a three-judge panel in Los Angeles denied requests from state Republicans and the US Justice Department to block the map from...

DeSantis Calls Special Session to Redraw Congressional Map

GOP governor puts session on calendar for April to redraw Florida districts

(Newser) - Florida's governor is pushing the congressional map fight right up to the wire. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday ordered a special legislative session for April 20-24 to redraw Florida's US House districts, timing it just days before the current April 24 candidate filing deadline. He said the extra session...

For Indiana Republicans Who Defied Trump, It Got Personal

'Hoosiers are a hardy lot, and they don't like to be threatened,' says one GOP lawmaker

(Newser) - Republican lawmakers in Indiana delivered a rebuke to President Trump this week by rejecting a new redistricting map . The GOP has a 40-10 advantage in the Senate, but 21 Republicans joined the Democrats in rejecting the map—despite heavy pressure from Trump himself and state GOP leaders. The ferocity of...

Indiana Senate Defies Trump, Rejecting New US House Map

Defeat thwarts president's attempt to secure all nine congressional seats in the state

(Newser) - Indiana's Senate on Thursday voted down a plan to redraw the state's congressional districts, ensuring current boundaries remain in place for the 2026 midterm elections in defiance of President Trump. The vote was 31-19, capping months of lobbying by Trump and his aides to win new congressional lines...

Indiana Republicans Asked to Redistrict Face Growing Threats

Trump has attacked the senators online and called for replacing them

(Newser) - Spencer Deery's son was getting ready for school when someone tried to provoke police into swarming his home by reporting a fake emergency. Linda Rogers said there were threats at her home and the golf course that her family has run for generations. Jean Leising faced a pipe bomb...

Supreme Court Lets Texas Proceed With GOP-Favoring Map

A lower court had found redrawn congressional districts moved minority voters to help Republicans

(Newser) - The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Texas can go ahead with its new congressional district map in the 2026 midterm elections, a redrawing intended to boost Republican strength in the US House by as many as five seats at President Trump's behest. The decision, apparently on a 6-3 vote,...

North Carolina's Redistricting Can Take Effect, Judges Rule

Court says the gerrymandering appears driven by partisan, not racial, considerations

(Newser) - A panel of federal judges declined on Wednesday to block North Carolina's new congressional map, which is intended to favor Republican candidates, from taking effect ahead of the upcoming midterm elections. The decision was issued in a unanimous 57-page order by three judges, all of whom were appointed by...

Alito Gives GOP Map a Reprieve as SCOTUS Weighs Case

Move could give Republicans 5 more seats in Texas in 2026

(Newser) - Justice Samuel Alito has temporarily reinstated Texas' contested congressional map, a move that could boost Republicans by up to five seats in the 2026 midterms, while the Supreme Court reviews a lower court's decision that found the map likely relied on unconstitutional racial considerations. The redistricting plan, pushed by...

Indiana GOP Senator Swatted Hours After Trump Attack

President criticized Greg Goode over redistricting in Indiana

(Newser) - A Republican state senator in Indiana was targeted in a "swatting" incident hours after President Trump criticized him online, authorities say. The lawmaker, Republican Greg Goode, was singled out by Trump in a Truth Social post Sunday as a "RINO" (Republican in Name Only) and someone Trump was...

Trump's Redistricting Hits a Wall in Indiana

White House immediately summons state lawmakers to Washington

(Newser) - President Trump's plan to redistrict Indiana to try to deliver more congressional seats to Republicans in the 2026 midterms does not have the votes to pass the state Senate, its leader announced Friday. So the GOP-run Senate will not convene for a redistricting session, President Pro Tem Rodric Bray...

DOJ Sues to Halt California's New House Map

Complaint says the redistricting 'tramples on civil rights and mocks the democratic process'

(Newser) - The Justice Department on Thursday sued to block new congressional district boundaries approved by California voters last week, joining a court battle that could help determine which party wins control of the US House in 2026. The complaint filed in California federal court targets the congressional map pushed by Democratic...

Democrats Get Surprise Redistricting Win in Utah

Judge tosses new GOP map, opts for one submitted by plaintiffs

(Newser) - A judge in Utah has blocked a GOP-approved congressional map, siding instead with a plan that gives Democrats a clearer shot at a House seat by carving out a solidly Democratic district around Salt Lake City. Judge Dianna Gibson's ruling came just before a midnight deadline: She concluded that...

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