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Missouri Judge Says Redrawn Congressional Map May Be Used in Midterms

20 août 2026 à 12:51
The decision, quickly appealed, was a win for Republicans. The party has been pushing for the new map in an effort to help maintain control in the U.S. House in November.

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Missouri was one of the first states to try to redraw its maps as part of President Trump’s national push to increase Republicans’ chances of keeping the U.S. House in the midterms.

Alabama Democrats Look for a Black Backlash Over Voting Rights

19 août 2026 à 20:55
Democrats in Alabama and beyond are trying to harness Black anger over the Supreme Court’s weakening of the Voting Rights Act and the Republican redistricting that followed.

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Representative Shomari Figures, left, is joined onstage by Doug Jones, Democratic nominee for governor of Alabama, in Troy, Ala.

Florida Primary Underscores State’s New Identity as a Republican Juggernaut

18 août 2026 à 05:03
Republicans hold every statewide elected office and have drastically swung voter registration in the state. A newly gerrymandered congressional map has added four Republican-leaning seats.

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So few potentially competitive districts remain in Florida that a majority of the state’s 28 congressional races will be all but settled in the primaries.
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