Politics Jun 03 Republicans won the redistricting battle. Now voters will decide whether they win Congress By David Lieb, Associated Press
Politics Jun 02 Democrats redrew California's map to counter Trump. The primary tests whether it pays off for them The party won voter approval last year to redraw the state's congressional map to create five more winnable U.S. House seats. But some Democrats now worry that they could be locked out of the November ballot in one of those… By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press
Politics May 29 Louisiana passes new congressional map to eliminate majority-Black district, give GOP another seat Approval of the new House map came a month after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the state’s current map as an illegal racial gerrymander, weakening the landmark 1965 federal Voting Rights Act. By Jack Brook, Associated Press
Politics May 27 Alabama asks Supreme Court to allow use of congressional map helping GOP, despite racial bias ruling The state's Republican leadership filed an emergency appeal with the justices a day after a three-judge court refused to let the state use a map it adopted three years ago that has a majority Black population in just one of… By Mark Sherman, Associated Press
Politics May 27 Rep. Christian Menefee defeats Rep. Al Green in primary runoff fueled by redistricting Under previous maps, Green and Menefee had served in neighboring districts before the state's Republican lawmakers redrew the state's congressional maps in an effort to create more Republican-leaning seats. By Matt Brown, Associated Press
May 27 Midterm redistricting has placed millions in new voting districts. Here's where 6 state efforts stand By David A. Lieb, Associated Press President Donald Trump hopes the unusual mid-decade redistricting can help Republicans retain control of the closely divided House, despite negative approval ratings and historical tendencies for the incumbent's party to lose seats… Continue reading
May 26 Congressional Black Caucus urges companies to oppose Republican redistricting By Matt Brown, Associated Press The Congressional Black Caucus is calling on major corporations in the United States to oppose redistricting efforts by Republican-led states that seek to eliminate majority-Black U.S. House districts. Continue reading
May 26 Federal court blocks Alabama plan for new congressional districts that could help Republicans By Kim Chandler, David A. Lieb, Associated Press A three-judge panel in the state’s long-running redistricting case issued the preliminary injunction that prevents the state, at least for now, from switching maps. Continue reading
May 20 Massie's loss leaves no doubt about Trump's power over the GOP. 6 takeaways from Tuesday's primaries By Jonathan J. Cooper, Steve Peoples, Humera Lodhi, Simran Parwani, Associated Press While President Donald Trump has racked up several wins this primary season, this one perhaps sends an even more forceful message to the president's Republican critics. Continue reading
May 19 Live Results: Alabama midterm state and congressional primaries Only three of Alabama’s seven congressional districts will hold binding primaries Tuesday in the wake of a U.S. Supreme Court decision that prompted Republicans in a handful of southern states to throw out their congressional maps. Continue reading