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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…

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

DOJ sues to block California map that could tip control of Congress to Dems

By Alanna Durkin, Michael R. Blood, Associated Press

The Justice Department has sued to block new congressional district boundaries approved by California voters, joining a legal battle that could determine which party wins control of the U.S. House in 2026.

Utah judge rejects Republican-drawn congressional map, adopts alternative creating Democratic-leaning district

By Hannah Schoenbaum, Associated Press

The newly approved map gives Democrats a much stronger chance to flip a seat in a state that has not had a Democrat in Congress since early 2021.

Republicans file lawsuit to block new congressional map approved by California voters

By Trân Nguyễn, Associated Press

California Republicans have filed a lawsuit to block a new U.S. House map that voters just approved.

What's next in the national redistricting fight after California approved a new U.S. House map

By David A. Lieb, Associated Press

California's new map could counter that with five additional seats for Democrats. Redistricting in Missouri, North Carolina and Ohio leaves Republicans still ahead. But more states soon could take up redistricting.