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Redistricting war intensifies as GOP suffers setbacks in two states
Republicans say the stalled maps could still add 2 House seats as they seek Supreme Court help and protect a narrow majority.
- This week, House Republicans faced a setback as redistricting efforts in Alabama and South Carolina stalled, leaving two new congressional seats unresolved ahead of the 2026 midterms.
- Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday after a three-judge panel blocked the 2023 map for intentional race-based discrimination.
- In South Carolina, the legislature declined to advance a map eliminating Democratic Rep. James Clyburn's district, as some Republicans joined Democrats in arguing it was too late to enact new lines.
- National Republican Congressional Committee spokesman Mike Marinella claimed the party remains "on offense," while Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee spokesman Viet Shelton asserted voters are "poised to take back the majority in November."
- Following a blockbuster Supreme Court decision in April involving the Voting Rights Act, redistricting battles intensified nationwide, with mid-decade wars expected to continue beyond the 2026 midterms across several states.
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As Southern states rush to redraw maps, some hit the brakes instead
South Carolina deferred on redistricting this week – underscoring the complexities and political risks of redrawing maps in the wake of a Supreme Court ruling last month on the Voting Rights Act and majority-minority districts.
·Boston, United States
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'Their Desperate Power Grab Hit a Wall': Donald Trump's Effort to Dilute Black Vote Suffers Two Big Setbacks In the South
Two Southern states whose Republican-led legislatures had pushed for redrawn district maps to eliminate majority-Black congressional districts were stopped from doing so on Tuesday, at least temporarily foiling President Donald Trump’s relentless gerrymandering campaign. In Alabama, a federal district court blocked the state from enacting its 2023 congressional map in the midterms, which would have left Black Alabamians with just one seat where …
·Atlanta, United States
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- 34% of the sources lean Left, 33% of the sources are Center, 33% of the sources lean Right
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