#redistricting

#redistricting

Republicans and Democrats clash in federal court Monday over Prop 50, with GOP seeking to block California's redrawn congressional districts that could eventually help Democrats win control of the U.S. House of Representatives. The GOP argues the new map unconstitutionally favors Latino voters in violation of civil rights law. The Supreme Court's recent decision allowing Texas to use its gerrymandered map has left Republicans facing an uphill battle in their challenge to California's redistricting plan.

This manifests itself in a variety of different ways, of course. Progressives believe Mitch McConnell is a big meanie who routinely ate Chuck Schumer's lunch when the Kentuckian was still his party's leader in the Senate. Conservatives believe he is a RINO whose commitment to "muh principles" meant Republicans had to play by rules Democrats would violate with reckless abandon. (Filibuster? More like old and busted!)

The Indiana legislature does not keep its constituents at a great distance. As lawmakers convened in Indianapolis on Monday to consider a bill backed by President Donald Trump to redraw the state's congressional map, all that separated them from protesters who had gathered in a corridor just outside the capitol chamber was a series of glass windows. Inside the room, chants of "Just vote no!" and "We want fair maps!" could be heard as clearly as the legislative debate.

a very dangerous and intimidating process.

Texas can use its new, GOP-friendly congressional map while a legal challenge plays out, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled, temporarily pausing a lower court ruling that had blocked the map from going into effect. With the Dec. 8 candidate filing deadline fast approaching, the high court's decision likely means Texas' new map will be used for the 2026 midterm elections.

In a surprising decision, the map she chose wasn't one drafted by a court-appointed special master and his expert cartographer, but rather one that had been submitted by an anonymous member of the public, known only by their initials, DD. The decision stunned DD an 18-year-old freshman at the University of Alabama named Daniel DiDonato who learned his map had been selected as he was preparing to leave for his 9.30am introduction to political science class.

Sheriff Derek Fell said deputies were dispatched around 5 p.m. on Sunday after Terre Haute police received an email advising harm had been done to persons inside a home, located in southeastern Vigo County. Officers struggled to make contact at first, Fell said, but eventually confirmed the residents, including the senator, were safe. Goode and his family were secure, safe, and unharmed, Fell said, adding that an investigation showed the threat was a hoax, also known as swatting.

California voters this week made the biggest Democratic move yet against President Trump's effort to reshape voting maps in favor of Republicans in the 2026 midterm elections. They overwhelmingly approved a map for congressional districts that could help Democrats win five more seats in the U.S. House. The ballot language itself referred to Texas, where Trump convinced Republican leaders to draw new lines this summer aimed at turning five seats for his party.

I say to my colleagues in the House all the time, no matter what title they have bestowed upon me - Speaker, Leader, Whip - there has been no greater honor for me than to stand on the House floor and say 'I speak for the people of San Francisco,'" Pelosi says in the video. "I have truly loved serving as your voice in congress.

On Tuesday, Democrats flipped the Virginia governor's mansion and expanded their majority in the state's House of Delegates. They also maintained control of New Jersey's governorship and held the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. In California, voters approved a ballot measure that would allow the state legislature to redraw congressional districts in a way more favorable to Democrats after Texas enacted a similar initiative for Republicans. And in New York, voters elected a democratic socialist who will be the first Muslim mayor of the city.