Washington — The fight for control of the House in the 2026 midterm elections is underway — long before a single ballot is cast next year. Texas is fighting to enact a GOP-led redistricting effort that would give Republicans five more seats in the state and help them hold their narrow majority in the U.S. House of Representatives. But it …
Read More »Republicans are full steam ahead on redistricting — and not just in Texas Politico JD Vance visits Indiana to discuss redistricting amid Trump pressure on GOP states – US politics live The Guardian Trump says Vance is favored to become heir apparent to MAGA Fox News Vice president heads to Indiana to push redistricting, but legalities remain unclear Indiana Capital Chronicle Indiana is the …
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Facebook Tweet Email Link Indianapolis — The White House’s pressure campaign on Republican-dominated states to redraw their congressional maps is poised to escalate Thursday in Indiana. Vice President JD Vance is traveling to Indianapolis to meet with Gov. Mike Braun and the GOP leaders of the state House and Senate. Braun, a Republican who became governor in January, told local …
Read More »After leaving Texas for Illinois to prevent a legislative vote on a Republican redistricting plan, state House Democratic leader Gene Wu needed a means to project his voice — and viewpoints — to a national audience. So he tapped his campaign account to buy a microphone for news conferences. When it came to covering the hefty hotel bill for Wu …
Read More »Trump’s Redistricting Campaign Tests His Power in the States The New York Times The Trump Administration’s Campaign to Undermine the Next Election Brennan Center for Justice Trump Has a Plan to Rig the Midterms. Are Democrats Going to Do Anything About it? Slate Magazine Four Ways Trump Could Rig the 2026 Midterms New York Magazine Trump plan to end free elections in 2026 and …
Read More »How the Redistricting Fight Could Change the Bias in the House (and Other Notes on the State of Politics) Center For Politics The US supreme court paved the way for Texas’s gerrymandering mess | Steven Greenhouse The Guardian Democrats can’t gerrymander themselves out of their gerrymandering problem The Boston Globe Chief Justice John Roberts enabled Texas’ gambit to gerrymander the state for the …
Read More »‘We’re just tired of playing by the rules:’ Newsom bets 2028 chips on redistricting power play Politico California Democrats Look to Redraw House Map to Counter Texas G.O.P. The New York Times Gavin Newsom is taking a page out of Trump’s playbook SFGATE Gov. Newsom vows to fight fire with fire if Texas lawmakers pass legislation regarding redistricting Fox News A California plan is …
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Facebook Tweet Email Link Both Texas Republicans and Democrats are ratcheting up their rhetoric over proposed US House maps that could give the GOP five more seats. But the action in Austin is stalled for now. Most Democrats who left the state to stop the redistricting effort are showing no signs they will come back to Texas. Republicans are escalating …
Read More »GOP’s Rep. Lawler on Texas redistricting: ‘I think it’s wrong’ The Hill August 5, 2025: Abbott asks Texas Supreme Court to remove key Democrat from office in showdown over redistricting CNN Gov. Greg Abbott asks Texas Supreme Court to expel House Democratic leader who left state The Texas Tribune Texas senator asks FBI to help locate and arrest Democrats for leaving state The Guardian …
Read More »Greg Abbott sues to remove Houston lawmaker for leading redistricting quorum break Houston Chronicle Gov. Greg Abbott asks Texas Supreme Court to expel House Democratic leader who left state The Texas Tribune What is gerrymandering? Why is it legal? CNN F.B.I. Is Asked to Arrest Texas Democrats in Battle Over House Seats The New York Times Texas Governor Greg Abbott seeks court order to …
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