Gov. Ron DeSantis’ recently redistricted congressional map that could net Republicans up to four additional seats this fall will remain in place after the Florida Supreme Court rejected an emergency petition to stop the map from taking effect on Wednesday. The Equal Ground Education Fund had filed the petition, asking the high court to overturn […]
An unsigned order in an Alabama case rewards the state for engaging in what a lower court called “intentional racial discrimination.”
Former state Senator Shevrin Jones is running to succeed eight-term U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson in Congressional District 24, according to paperwork filed Thursday morning. “It’s filed and live,” Jones, a 42-year-old Miami Gardens native, told the Phoenix. A Democrat, Jones launched his bid to replace the same-party Wilson one week after she announced her retirement […]
New York Times: “The next act in the drama over Black representation will be driven in part by Democratic leaders, some of them Black, who face a difficult decision. Do they preserve the majority-Black, overwhelmingly Democratic districts in blue states like New York, Illinois, Maryland and New Jersey?” “Or do they maximize Democratic representation in […]
“The Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for Alabama Republicans to remove the state’s second majority-Black congressional district for the midterms, handing the party a pickup opportunity in an apparent 6-3 vote,” The Hill reports.
A California city that banned the Pride flag could soon be represented by a gay Congressman.
Huntington Beach, a conservative city in Southern California, will likely be represented in the next Congress by U.S. Rep. Robert Garcia, the first out immigrant elected to Congress, who could be one of the most powerful members next year. That’s the result of a Democratic redraw of the Golden…
South Florida Democratic U.S. Rep. Jared Moskowitz, who has represented Florida’s 23rd Congressional District since January 2023, announced Thursday that he will run for re-election in Florida’s new 25th District, which encompasses parts of Broward, Palm, and Miami-Dade counties. The new congressional redistricting map approved by Florida’s Republican-dominated Legislature last month has been…
A Florida judge has refused throw out Gov. Ron DeSantis’ newly adopted congressional map, meaning the redraw — which eliminated as many as four Democratic seats — could be in place for the 2026 midterms. In his eight-page decision, Circuit Judge Joshua Hawkes cited a bevy of reasons for siding against the three advocacy groups […]
The Guardian: “Republican lawmakers in South Carolina have defied Donald Trump and rejected a breakneck bid to redraw the state’s congressional districts ahead of November’s US midterm elections.” “In a 26-18 vote, state senators rejected mid-decade redistricting in a special session of the legislature, ending hope in Washington to split up congressman Jim Clyburn’s district […]
New York Times: “A panel of federal judges on Tuesday rejected Alabama’s effort to use a new voting map for the November midterm elections, saying that the districts discriminated against Black people and could not be used so shortly before a vote.” “The state is likely to appeal the decision. Gov. Kay Ivey, a Republican, […]
“The nationwide redistricting battle that erupted last year has evolved into a forever war,” the Washington Post reports. “Politicians, no longer content to leave elections to chance, are working with increased precision to choose their voters, with plans to recalibrate as often as every two years…” “Extreme gerrymanders could soon be even more extreme. California […]
“Democrats are poised to finish several seats behind Republicans in 2026 in the nationwide race to redraw maps for the U.S. House. They can catch up in 2028, but only if they overcome a series of redistricting hurdles that the GOP does not face,” the AP reports. “That’s because Democrats, in many states, can draw […]
New York Times: “After months of disagreement, Maryland Democrats appear to be closer than ever to eliminating the state’s lone Republican-held congressional district in time for the 2028 cycle.” “Bill Ferguson, the leader of the Maryland Senate and the face of Democratic opposition to redrawing maps this year, said in an interview with a local […]
Civil rights groups warn the South is entering its most volatile redistricting period in decades, as Republican lawmakers redraw congressional maps to fracture Black voting power.
The Downballot: “Following the Supreme Court’s evisceration of the Voting Rights Act, Republican-run states are rushing headlong to dismantle congressional districts that had been drawn to protect the rights of Black and Latino voters.” “But Democrats could fight back by targeting at least 21 GOP districts in nine different states in time for the 2028 […]
On Tuesday’s broadcast of “CNN News Central,” Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-MA) responded to complaints from Republicans that Massachusetts has nine Democratic representatives despite the state voting about one-third Republican in the last presidential election by saying that “we have a
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Eight members of the Congressional Black Caucus stand next to each other at a press conference, with chair Rep. Yvette Clark standing at the lectern.
Speaker Mike Johnson told top donors in D.C. that he believes Republicans will net seven to eight seats from mid-decade redistricting, Punchbowl News reports.
“The Supreme Court on Friday rejected Virginia’s bid to restore a congressional map that would have given Democrats a chance to pick up four seats in the closely divided House of Representatives,” the AP reports. “The court’s order is the latest twist in the nation’s mid-decade redistricting competition.”
Axios: “A wave of voting rights battles and GOP redistricting fights is triggering a coordinated response across the South, with organizers preparing a ‘Summer of Action’ campaign with marches that start this weekend.” “Organizers say the fight over congressional maps, voting access and political representation is accelerating in real time as states redraw political power […]
Politico: “Republican and Democratic voters are all in on an ends-justify-means approach to map redraws, according to the latest Politico Poll conducted by Public First. With South Carolina GOP Gov. Henry McMaster expected to announce a special session today for legislators to push forward a 7-0 gerrymander to draw Democrats out, the fresh polling shows […]
G. Elliot Morris: “Republicans across half a dozen states spent the last year passing new congressional gerrymanders to give themselves an unfair advantage over Democrats in this November’s midterm elections. After the Supreme Court blew up Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act in Louisiana v. Callais two weeks ago, GOP legislatures in Alabama, Louisiana, […]
“Almost a third of the membership of the Congressional Black Caucus — 19 of its 62 members — are at risk of losing their seats through the 2028 election cycle as Republicans in southern states where they control the legislature move swiftly to redraw congressional maps less than two weeks after the Supreme Court dealt […]
Rep. Greg Meeks (D-NY), who has close ties to Hakeem Jeffries, “endorsed carving up majority-minority districts to ensure Democratic redistricting gains ahead of the 2028 elections,” Politico reports. Said Meeks: “I’m supportive of winning and being in the majority. I think we can do that. I’m supportive of preserving our Democrats in the South, which […]
Rep. Terri Sewell (D-AL) has joined a chorus of Democrats asserting that black representation in America is "under attack."
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On Wednesday on MS NOW's "All In," outgoing Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) said the United States' democracy was in a "free fall."
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The Republican leader of South Carolina's state Senate defied President Donald Trump and voted against a redistricting effort that could have slashed the state's only Democrat-led congressional district, arguing that “South Carolina is stronger when we have a vibrant Democratic Party."
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The new map advanced after a recent Supreme Court ruling reopened battles over redistricting and the Voting Rights Act. Louisiana
The Hill: “South Carolina’s Senate on Monday declined to extend its legislative calendar to consider drawing new GOP-favored congressional lines, dealing a blow to President Trump before the midterms this fall.”
Washington Post: “Republicans in South Carolina’s legislature on Tuesday rejected a plan aimed at flipping the state’s lone Democratic-held House seat, which has long been occupied by one of the country’s most senior and influential Black leaders.” “The decision was a victory — at least for now — for Rep. James E. Clyburn, the Democrat […]