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2024 U.S. Presidential Election

Politics Oct 21

As North Carolina GOP redistricting plan seeks another seat for Trump, Democrats try to think long term

By Makiya Seminera, Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press

Politics Sep 28

Missouri Gov. Kehoe signs Trump-backed plan to help GOP win another U.S. House seat

Missouri is the third state this year to try to redraw its districts for partisan advantage, a process known as gerrymandering.

By David A. Lieb, Associated Press

Politics Sep 03

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Missouri lawmakers join Trump’s redistricting effort in GOP push to win more U.S. House seats

Missouri is the third state to pursue the unusual task of mid-decade redistricting for partisan advantage.

By David A. Lieb, Associated Press

Nation Aug 26

The Utah Capitol houses the chambers of the Utah State Legislature, the governor's office, and the State Supreme Court. File photo provided by Getty Images
Judge rules Utah’s legislature must redraw state’s congressional map for 2026 elections

District Court Judge Dianna Gibson, who ruled Monday, made few judgments on the content of the map but declared it unlawful because lawmakers had weakened and ignored an independent commission established by voters to prevent partisan gerrymandering.

By Hannah Schoenbaum, Associated Press

Politics Aug 20

Democratic lawmakers in Texas in redistricting battle
WATCH: Texas House GOP approves new congressional maps, sending to state Senate

Texas Republicans on Wednesday took the first step toward approving new congressional maps that would give their party as many as five new seats in the House of Representatives, spurring what’s likely to be a national battle over redistricting.

By Jim Vertuno, Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press

Aug 19

A Texas Democratic state lawmaker stayed overnight in the Legislature to protest required surveillance

By Bill Barrow, Trân Nguyễn, Fernanda Figueroa, John Hanna, Associated Press

Her overnight stay stemmed from Republicans in the Texas House requiring returning Democrats to sign what the Democrats called "permission slips," agreeing to around-the-clock surveillance by state Department of Public Safety officers to leave the floor.

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Aug 18

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How partisan redistricting battles could decide the next Congress

By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura

Texas lawmakers are back in session after Democrats returned to the state after leaving to block partisan redistricting. Democrats came back because California is planning its own partisan map to counteract GOP gains in Texas. To discuss how the map…

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Aug 18

WATCH: Texas Democrats end walkout over redistricting, return to Texas Capitol

By Bill Barrow, Fernanda Figueroa, Associated Press

Cheering supporters greeted returning lawmakers inside the Capitol before the House convened for a brief session.

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Aug 18

Texas Democrats end redistricting walkout after California Democrats move forward with plans to redraw their map

By Associated Press

Democratic leaders say they will return for a second special legislative session after seeing California Democratic leaders proceed with plans to redraw their own U.S. House maps to neutralize Republican gains in Texas.

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Aug 15

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Trump’s D.C. takeover reflects efforts to expand his authority, attorney says

By Geoff Bennett, Ali Schmitz

City officials in Washington are declaring victory after they say the Trump administration backed away from a plan to appoint the nation's DEA chief as an “emergency police commissioner,” a move they call an unprecedented federal power grab. It comes…

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