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Sen. Ashley Moody Beats Democratic Socialist Angie Nixon to Hold Florida Seat
The appointed Republican will serve out the rest of Marco Rubio's term, while three Florida Democrats survived GOP-friendly redistricting.
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PoliticsDemocrats Are Favored to Flip the House as 70 Districts Draw Six-Figure Ad Spending
An NPR analysis of final-week ad buys finds the fight is less about stopping a Democratic wave than about how high it crests, with Republicans' 218-214 majority at risk.
PoliticsRepublicans' Redrawn House Maps Aren't Delivering Easy Wins, and They're Spending Millions Anyway
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.
PoliticsSupreme Court Blocks Missouri's Trump-Backed House Map for the Third Time
In an unsigned order with no noted dissents, the justices said Missouri's election 'has already started' and ordered the 2022 district lines used on Nov. 3, preserving Democrat Emanuel Cleaver's Kansas City seat.
PoliticsThe Supreme Court Blocked Missouri's New Map Minutes After the State Called a Change 'Extraordinarily Burdensome'
The unsigned order, with no noted dissents, sends Missouri into November on its 2022 lines and saves Emanuel Cleaver's seat for now.
PoliticsMaryland's Top Court Put Redistricting Back on the Ballot and Ordered the Question Rewritten
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.
PoliticsMissouri Asked the U.S. Supreme Court to Restore Its Republican House Map Days Before the Ballot Deadline
The state's own Supreme Court threw the map out and ordered a referendum. Attorney General Catherine Hanaway called that a constitutional crisis and went straight to Washington.
PoliticsMissouri's Supreme Court Threw Out the New House Map Unanimously. Voters Get to Decide It in November
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.
PoliticsVirginia Is Holding an August Primary It Never Planned, on a Map Democrats Tried and Failed to Redraw
Voters approved a mid-decade redistricting amendment in April. The Virginia Supreme Court voided it in May, saying the legislature started the process too late. Candidates who had already launched campaigns on the new lines are now running on the old ones.
PoliticsMaryland Democrats Call an August Special Session to Rewrite Redistricting Rules Ahead of 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.
PoliticsSupreme Court Lets Alabama Use GOP-Drawn Map a Lower Court Called Racially Discriminatory
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.
WatchPoliticsSupreme Court Clears Alabama to Use GOP Map That Erases a Black-Majority District
In a 6-3 ruling, the justices let Alabama deploy a congressional map with only one majority-Black district for the 2026 midterms, likely costing Democratic Rep. Shomari Figures his seat.
PoliticsSupreme Court Reinstates Alabama's Contested Congressional Map for 2026
The justices' unsigned emergency order lets Alabama use a map a lower court found intentionally diluted Black votes, drawing a sharp dissent from the court's three liberals.
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Supreme Court Lets Alabama Use Map Ruled Racially Discriminatory in 2026 Midterms
In an unsigned order, the justices paused a lower court's injunction, clearing the way for Alabama to vote under a congressional map that a three-judge panel found was tainted by intentional discrimination.
Politics12 South Carolina Republicans Cross the Aisle to Kill Trump-Backed Mid-Decade Plan That Would Have Dismantled Jim Clyburn's District
The 24-vote cloture defeat — after a personal speakerphone lobbying appeal from President Trump and three weeks of rushed hearings — preserves the majority-Black 6th District the 84-year-old former House Majority Whip has held since 1993 and is the second major redistricting setback for the White House in three weeks.
PoliticsSupreme Court Clears Alabama's 2023 Congressional Map for 2026 Primaries, Giving GOP Opening to Reclaim Figures' Seat
The 6-3 order vacates a lower-court ruling that had required a second majority-Black district and sends the Voting Rights Act dispute back for review under last month's Louisiana v. Callais framework.
Top NewsLouisiana Voters Cast Ballots in Confused Primary After Congressional Map Controversy
Votes for House candidates won't count after state officials moved the election to November to allow time for redistricting.
PoliticsDeSantis Signs Florida Map Engineered to Flip Four Democratic House Seats to Republicans
The redrawn lines, passed days after the Supreme Court's Louisiana v. Callais ruling, dismantle districts held by Reps. Jared Moskowitz, Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Kathy Castor.
Top NewsVirginia Officials Ask Supreme Court to Restore Democratic-Drawn Voting Map After State Court Defeat
State attorney general urges justices to overturn Virginia Supreme Court decision striking down congressional redistricting approved by voters in April referendum.
Top NewsSupreme Court Clears Path for Alabama to Use New Voting Map That Eliminates Black-Majority District
A majority of justices sided with Alabama in a decision that could accelerate efforts to implement congressional maps reducing minority representation.
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Virginia Democrats Scramble After Court Strikes Down Redistricting Map
Friday's court ruling has ended some Democratic House candidacies and pushed others into much tougher races ahead of upcoming elections.
Top NewsVirginia Democrats Scramble to Salvage Campaigns After Court Strikes Down Election Map
Surprise redistricting ruling forces some Democratic candidates to abandon races while pushing others into significantly more competitive districts.
Top NewsRepublicans Gain Major Edge in Redistricting Race Over Critical 10-Day Period
GOP charges ahead in nationwide redistricting battle, showing new confidence after months of midterm election concerns.
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Two Supreme Court Rulings Unleash Era of Perpetual Redistricting Across America
Four states are considering new electoral maps in coming weeks, with another dozen potentially joining the redistricting fray next year.
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Republicans Charge Ahead in Redistricting Race, Gaining Edge on Midterm House Map
GOP shows new bullishness after months of growing midterm fears as four states consider drawing new maps in coming weeks.
PoliticsTrump-Backed Challengers Topple Five Indiana State Senators Who Bucked His Redistricting Push
Outside groups aligned with the president spent more than $8.3 million in tiny state-legislative primaries, clearing the way for Gov. Mike Braun to redraw Indiana's congressional map next month.
PoliticsAlabama Asks Supreme Court to Allow Use of New Voting Map
State officials hope to use districts that would boost Republican chances of flipping at least one Democratic-held seat, citing recent Supreme Court ruling.
Top NewsVirginia Supreme Court Strikes Down Democratic Redistricting Map in Major GOP Victory
The ruling eliminates a voter-approved measure that could have given Democrats up to four additional House seats in the midterms.
WatchPoliticsTennessee Governor Bill Lee Signs Map That Carves Up Memphis-Based Democratic District
The redrawn lines scatter Rep. Steve Cohen's 9th District across three Republican strongholds, making Tennessee the first state to enact new boundaries under the Supreme Court's post-Callais Voting Rights Act standard.
PoliticsLouisiana, Alabama, South Carolina and Mississippi Race to Redraw Maps After SCOTUS Ruling
Within nine days of Louisiana v. Callais, four Republican-led Southern states have launched coordinated mid-decade redistricting drives that strategists say could net the GOP between four and seven additional U.S. House seats.
PoliticsTrump Exacts Indiana Revenge: Five GOP State Senators Defeated for Blocking Redistricting Push
MAGA Inc. spent roughly $9 million to oust Republican incumbents who killed Trump's mid-decade congressional map last December, sending an unmissable warning to GOP legislators in other states still weighing the president's redistricting demands.
PoliticsTennessee Republicans Carve Up Memphis to Eliminate Last Democratic House Seat
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.
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Tennessee Republicans Unveil New Congressional Map Carving Up Majority-Black House District
The General Assembly is expected to quickly approve the redistricting plan, which divides Memphis and eliminates the state's only Democratic-leaning district.
Top NewsMost Trump-Backed Challengers Defeat Indiana Republicans Who Opposed Redistricting Push
President endorsed primary opponents against seven GOP lawmakers who bucked his redistricting efforts. At least five Trump candidates won their races.
PoliticsSupreme Court Fast-Tracks Louisiana Voting Rights Case Before Midterms
Justices agree to quickly return redistricting case to lower courts, potentially forcing new congressional maps ahead of 2026 elections.
PoliticsSupreme Court Lets Louisiana Redistricting Ruling Take Effect Immediately, Forcing State to Cancel May 16 Primary
The 6-3 Voting Rights Act decision will reshape congressional maps across the South before November, after a bitter exchange between Justices Alito and Jackson over the Court's accelerated timeline.
WatchPoliticsIndiana and Ohio Voters Decide Trump's Biggest Primary Test of 2026 as Redistricting Revolt Reaches the Ballot
President Trump endorsed challengers to seven Indiana state senators who blocked his redistricting demand, while Vivek Ramaswamy faces Amy Acton in Ohio's open governor's race — the first hard data on his sway over the GOP base.
PoliticsTrump Demands New GOP Maps in Texas, Missouri and North Carolina, Citing Supreme Court Voting Rights Ruling
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.
Top NewsLouisiana Delays House Primary Election After Supreme Court Strikes Down Congressional Map
Secretary of state suspends House primary following court ruling that state's congressional districts are unconstitutional, while Senate primary proceeds.
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Supreme Court Voting Rights Ruling Sparks New Era of Redistricting Wars Nationwide
Expected flood of new congressional maps likely to produce fewer competitive districts and more polarized politics across the country.
PoliticsDemocrats Regret Independent Redistricting Commissions After Supreme Court Ruling
Party officials acknowledge that decade-old reform efforts to create nonpartisan map-drawing could now hinder their ability to compete with Republican gerrymandering.
Top NewsSupreme Court Strikes Down Louisiana Voting Map in Major Blow to Voting Rights Act
High court rules state's redistricting constitutes unconstitutional racial gerrymandering, potentially limiting creation of majority-minority districts nationwide.
WatchPoliticsSupreme Court Guts Voting Rights Act in 6-3 Louisiana Ruling, Upending Southern House Maps
Justice Samuel Alito's majority opinion strikes down Louisiana's two majority-Black congressional districts. Justice Elena Kagan warns Section 2 has been reduced to 'a dead letter.'
PoliticsFlorida and Virginia Redistricting Battles Could Determine Control of House in Midterms
Special legislative session and court proceedings this week will factor heavily into the nationwide battle for congressional seats ahead of the 2026 elections.
Top NewsDemocrats Score Major Virginia Redistricting Victory in Direct Challenge to Trump
Virginia voters approve constitutional amendment allowing partisan gerrymandering, with Democrats openly admitting to using extreme measures against Trump administration.
Top NewsVirginia Election Turnout Plummets as Redistricting Vote Shows Significant Decline
In-person voting on Tuesday trails far behind last year's record-setting gubernatorial race, raising concerns about voter engagement in off-year elections.
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Democrats Embrace Gerrymandering After Years of Opposition
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.
PoliticsVirginia Voters Decide Redistricting Referendum Tuesday That Could Flip Four House Seats to Democrats
The “lobster district” map would shift the state’s congressional delegation from 6-5 Democratic to 10-1 if approved, reshaping midterm math.
