Virginia’s redistricting effort is somewhat of a Hail Mary, considering it has to pass twice through the Grand Assembly and be put to a public vote.
California voters approved Prop 50 last November, which implements a congressional map designed to neutralize Texas’ redistricting effort.
Several Republican state legislatures began rare, mid-decade redistricting campaigns over the last year to protect the GOP’s House majority.
The failure of Indiana’s redistricting effort marks the first time Trump’s nationwide redistricting effort has been rebuked by his own party.
Indiana’s state House passed a new map last week, despite the state Senate consistently pushing back against the redistricting effort.
Lede A panel of federal judges had previously ruled that Texas’ redistricted map was unconstitutional due to evidence of racial gerrymandering.
If the redistricting petition passes, the 2026 midterms will be conducted using Missouri’s old map instead of the recently redistricted one.
Indiana’s Republican state senators have consistently resisted pressure from President Donald Trump to begin a redistricting effort.
The DOJ lawsuit escalates the national redistricting war as Donald Trump uses federal power to undermine democracy and secure partisan control.
Several Republican state legislatures triggered mid-decade redistricting efforts to protect their House majority ahead of the 2026 midterms.
The California Republican Party announced a federal lawsuit aimed at blocking the state's new House maps after voters approved Prop 50.
Virginia Democrats introduced an amendment to the state’s constitution that would allow them to begin a mid-decade redistricting effort.