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22 stories from Planck Standard. Latest: October 26, 2026.
North Carolina's 1st District, redrawn to lean Trump by 11 points, is now a toss-up and one of the costliest House races in the country.
The unsigned order, with no noted dissents, sends Missouri into November on its 2022 lines and saves Emanuel Cleaver's seat for now.
The state Supreme Court reversed two lower courts that had blocked Question 3, clearing the way for Maryland Democrats to seek the power to redraw congressional maps before 2028.
The court ruled that a congressional redistricting bill is an 'act' of the legislature like any other, so it can be put to a referendum. The 2020-census map stays in force for the midterms.
Lawmakers will convene Aug. 3 to advance a constitutional amendment that could clear the way for an 8-0 Democratic congressional map, escalating the national gerrymandering war.
In a 6-3 order, the justices paused a ruling that had blocked Alabama's congressional map, clearing the state to use districts favoring Republicans in the 2026 midterms.
Votes for House candidates won't count after state officials moved the election to November to allow time for redistricting.
Friday's court ruling has ended some Democratic House candidacies and pushed others into much tougher races ahead of upcoming elections.
GOP charges ahead in nationwide redistricting battle, showing new confidence after months of midterm election concerns.
Four states are considering new electoral maps in coming weeks, with another dozen potentially joining the redistricting fray next year.
State officials hope to use districts that would boost Republican chances of flipping at least one Democratic-held seat, citing recent Supreme Court ruling.
The ruling eliminates a voter-approved measure that could have given Democrats up to four additional House seats in the midterms.
The new congressional map splits the majority-Black city into three districts, targeting Representative Steve Cohen as redistricting wars continue nationwide after Supreme Court ruling.
The General Assembly is expected to quickly approve the redistricting plan, which divides Memphis and eliminates the state's only Democratic-leaning district.
On CNBC, the president said Republicans are 'entitled to five more seats' in Texas alone after Callais v. Louisiana gutted Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
Expected flood of new congressional maps likely to produce fewer competitive districts and more polarized politics across the country.
Party officials acknowledge that decade-old reform efforts to create nonpartisan map-drawing could now hinder their ability to compete with Republican gerrymandering.
High court rules state's redistricting constitutes unconstitutional racial gerrymandering, potentially limiting creation of majority-minority districts nationwide.
Special legislative session and court proceedings this week will factor heavily into the nationwide battle for congressional seats ahead of the 2026 elections.
Virginia voters approve constitutional amendment allowing partisan gerrymandering, with Democrats openly admitting to using extreme measures against Trump administration.
The party seeks advantage in Virginia redistricting as leaders cite Trump's tactics as justification. The shift marks a significant change in Democratic strategy on partisan map-drawing.
The “lobster district” map would shift the state’s congressional delegation from 6-5 Democratic to 10-1 if approved, reshaping midterm math.