Feb 19 Virginia judge temporarily blocks Democrats from work on congressional redistricting bid By Olivia Diaz, Associated Press/Report for America A Virginia court on Thursday temporarily blocked Democrats from preparing for an April voter referendum to redraw the state’s congressional maps, handing the party another setback in its efforts to pick up four more U.S. House seats in the national… Continue reading
Feb 13 Virginia redistricting election will go forward while state Supreme Court considers appeal By David A. Lieb, Associated Press Virginia Democrats hold six of the state's 11 U.S. House seats, but they are backing a revised map that could help them win up to 10 seats in this year's midterm elections. Continue reading
Jan 21 Judge strikes down district boundaries of New York City's only Republican House seat By Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press 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… Continue reading
Jan 15 Federal judges allow California to use new U.S. House map ahead of 2026 midterms By Trân Nguyễn, Associated Press The ruling is a victory for Democrats in the state-by-state mid-decade redistricting battle that could help determine which party wins control of the U.S. House in 2026. Continue reading
Dec 15 DOJ and California go to court over new congressional map designed to favor Democrats By Trân Nguyễn, Michael R. Blood, Associated Press California voters decisively approved the map last month. The Justice Department has accused California of racial gerrymandering by favoring Hispanic voters. Continue reading
Dec 12 Two Wisconsin congressional redistricting lawsuits may not resolve by 2026 midterms By Scott Bauer, Associated Press A pair of lawsuits seeking to redraw congressional boundary lines that currently favor Republicans in Wisconsin are on track to be resolved after the 2026 midterms, even as attorneys for one case argued Friday in court that there's still time to enact… Continue reading
Dec 11 WATCH: Trump criticizes Indiana Senate Republicans' rejection of redistricting effort By Liz Landers, Shyla Duff After Republican legislators in Indiana joined with Democrats to vote down a plan to redraw the state's congressional map on Thursday, President Donald Trump said he would support a primary against a GOP state Senate leader. Continue reading
Dec 11 Indiana Republicans block new congressional map in rare break with Trump By Isabella Volmert, Obed Lamy, Associated Press Indiana's Republican-led senate voted against a redrawn congressional map Thursday that would have favored their party in the 2026 elections, despite months of pressure by President Donald Trump for a rare mid-cycle redistricting. Continue reading
Dec 07 Violent threats pile up as Indiana Republicans confront pressure from Trump on redistricting By Thomas Beaumont, Isabella Volmert, Associated Press Republicans in the Indiana Senate are facing threats as Trump pushes to redraw the state's congressional map. It's a bewildering experience for lawmakers who consider themselves loyal party members and never imagined they would be doing their jobs under the… Continue reading
Dec 04 Supreme Court allows Texas to use redrawn congressional map favorable to GOP in 2026 By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court on Thursday came to the rescue of Texas Republicans, allowing next year’s elections to be held under the state’s congressional redistricting plan favorable to the GOP and pushed by President Donald Trump despite a lower-court ruling that the map likely… Continue reading