Politics Jan 27 Virginia Democrats' redistricting resolution illegal due to technicality, judge finds By Olivia Diaz, Associated Press/Report for America
Politics Jan 07 DeSantis calls for special session in April to redraw Florida's congressional districts in GOP's favor The unusual mid-decade redistricting battle has so far resulted in a total of nine more seats Republicans believe they can win in Texas, Missouri, North Carolina and Ohio. By David Fischer, Mike Schneider, Associated Press
Politics Dec 30 Watch 5:05 How retirements and redistricting could impact the 2026 midterms The end of 2025 brings us to the beginning of a midterm election year. That means questions about whether power will shift in Washington. Dozens of members of Congress are heading toward the exit and a handful of states are… By Lisa Desjardins, Matt Loffman
Politics Dec 12 Watch 7:25 Indiana Republican explains why he defied Trump and rejected congressional redistricting President Trump’s push to redraw congressional maps in Republicans' favor hit a major roadblock in Indiana Thursday when Indiana Republican state senators joined Democrats to vote against a plan that would likely have created two new Republican seats in the… By Lisa Desjardins, Doug Adams
Politics Dec 11 Watch 6:57 News Wrap: Indiana GOP votes down effort to redraw electoral maps in rare Trump rebuke In our news wrap Thursday, Indiana's GOP-led Senate voted against a plan to redraw their state's electoral maps, a grand jury again refused to bring a new indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James for mortgage fraud, Kilmar Abrego…
Dec 09 Opponents of Trump-backed redistricting in Missouri submit a petition to force a public vote By David A. Lieb, Hannah Schoenbaum, Associated Press Opponents of Missouri’s new congressional map have submitted thousands of petition signatures calling for a statewide vote on the plan backed by President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Dec 09 Indiana Senate committee advance redistricting proposal backed by Trump toward final floor vote By Isabella Volmert, Associated Press One Republican voted on Monday with the two Democrats in the Senate elections committee against the legislation. Continue reading
Nov 26 Judges allow North Carolina to use a map drawn in bid to give Republicans another U.S. House seat By Gary D. Robertson, Jonathan Mattise, Associated Press The map targets the state’s only swing seat, held by Democratic Rep. Don Davis, who represents over 20 northeastern counties. Continue reading
Nov 19 Why Trump's plan to help GOP keep control of the House could backfire By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press President Donald Trump is finding that redistricting his way to a GOP House majority in next year's midterms is a lot harder than it sounds. That's because there's a tangle of laws and conflicting political pressures in redistricting. Continue reading
Nov 18 Federal judges block Texas congressional map drawn to help GOP in 2026 midterms By John Hanna, Associated Press A panel of three federal judges has blocked Texas from using a new congressional map that Republicans drew in hopes of picking up five U.S. House seats. Continue reading