Tag: redistricting
Republicans are going outside of Texas to try to redraw more US House seats
National Republicans are ramping up their efforts to squeeze more GOP-friendly congressional seats ahead of the 2026 midterm…
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott moves to amp up the pressure on Democrats who fled in redistricting standoff
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott vowed to call “special session after special session after special session”…
Louisiana’s redistricting case puts the Voting Rights Act on trial
The U.S. Supreme Court. (Jane Norman/States Newsroom)Wednesday marked the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act being signed…
Vice President JD Vance to visit Indiana as Trump pressures GOP states to redistrict
Vice President JD Vance visits Indiana on Thursday to discuss redistricting with Republican leaders as President Donald Trump…
Texas Democrats receive bomb threat in escalating standoff over redistricting
Texas Democrats who left the state say they experienced a bomb threat at their Illinois hotel on Wednesday…
A California plan is likely the Democrats’ best option in the redistricting wars
As Texas Republicans move ahead with redistricting to protect or even expand the GOP’s slim majority in the…
California Republican bucks GOP with effort to ban mid-decade map changes for entire country
A California Republican is breaking with Republican efforts to redraw congressional maps ahead of next year’s midterm elections…
Vice President heads to Indiana to push redistricting, but legalities remain unclear
Gov. Mike Braun was careful in his comments Tuesday about potential redistricting in Indiana to net a GOP…
Texas Dems’ absence hampers special session, triggers warrants, garners national attention
Texas House Democrats have fled the state to block Republicans from redrawing congressional districts in a bid to…
Texas Democratic legislators flee state to protest GOP’s redistricting plan
Democratic state legislators fled Texas on Sunday in an attempt to deny a quorum to Republicans hoping to…
Dem governors call for redistricting amid Texas push
Multiple Democratic governors are supportive of their colleagues’ interests in redrawing their state’s Congressional maps to benefit Democratic…
Florida GOP, DeSantis may follow Texas’s lead
Florida Republicans are increasingly pushing to redraw the state’s congressional lines following a similar move by the Texas…