Politics Sep 12 Missouri Senate passes Trump-backed redistricting plan that could give Republicans another U.S. House seat By David A. Lieb, Associated Press
Politics Sep 03 Utah’s congressional maps must be redrawn right away, judge rules Salt Lake County District Judge Dianna Gibson on Tuesday rejected Utah state lawmakers' argument that the job can't be done in time for the 2026 midterm elections. By Mead Gruver, Associated Press
Politics Sep 03 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
Politics Aug 29 Missouri’s governor orders redrawing of U.S. House map in response to Trump’s urging Republican Gov. Mike Kehoe said Friday that he is calling Missouri lawmakers into a special session to redraw the state’s U.S. House districts as part of a growing national battle between Republicans and Democrats seeking an edge in next year’s… By David A. Lieb, Andrew DeMillo, Associated Press
Politics Aug 29 Texas governor signs new voting maps pushed by Trump to gain five GOP seats in Congress in 2026 Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday signed into law a new congressional voting map designed to help Republicans gain more seats in the 2026 midterm elections, delivering a win for President Donald Trump. By Jim Vertuno, Andrew DeMillo, Associated Press
Aug 26 Judge rules Utah’s legislature must redraw state’s congressional map for 2026 elections By Hannah Schoenbaum, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Aug 23 Texas Senate passes redrawn congressional map favoring GOP, sends to governor By Jim Vertuno, Joey Cappelletti, Hallie Golden, Associated Press President Donald Trump has pushed for the map to help the GOP maintain its slim majority in Congress in the 2026 midterm elections. It has five new districts that would favor Republicans. Continue reading
Aug 21 WATCH: Texas Senate considers redistricting measure that will likely add five GOP seats By David A. Lieb, Associated Press, Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press/ Report for America Texas Republicans passed a map creating five new winnable seats for the GOP in that state's House of Representatives on Wednesday. Continue reading
Aug 21 California set to pass a new congressional map after Texas’ move to boost Republicans By Jim Vertuno, Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press California Gov. Gavin Newsom has engineered the high-risk strategy in response to President Donald Trump's own brinkmanship. Continue reading
Aug 20 WATCH: Texas House GOP approves new congressional maps, sending to state Senate By Jim Vertuno, Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press 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. Continue reading