When Indiana adopted new U.S. House districts four years ago, Republican legislative leaders lauded them as "fair maps" that reflected the state's communities. But when Gov. Mike Braun recently tried ...

A wave of redistricting battles in early 2026 is reshaping the political map ahead of the midterm elections and intensifying ...

In the closing weeks of 2025, a majority of the U.S. Supreme Court moved our democracy in the wrong direction by clearing the way for a gerrymandered congressional map in Texas to be in place for the ...

If anyone has a reason to oppose gerrymandering, it’s U.S. Representative Doug LaMalfa. For the past 12 years, LaMalfa, a Republican, has represented California’s First Congressional District, a ...

Maryland Democrats should take solace and learn lessons from the 13-point swing the party enjoyed in Tennessee’s special election. Aftyn Behn, a liberal Democrat who disparaged the city she was ...

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After Missouri lawmakers passed a gerrymandered congressional map this fall, opponents submitted more than 300,000 signatures seeking to force a statewide vote on whether to overturn the map. But ...

A federal district court judge in Texas released one of the strangest dissents in recent legal history on Wednesday, effectively accusing one of his colleagues of judicial misconduct and making a ...

It can, truly. In recent weeks, we saw in Indiana an inspiring, courageous political act that should make us all ― Republican, Democrat, independent, conservative or liberal ― proud some politicians ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. States nationwide are redrawing congressional districts mid-decade, with Republicans and Democrats using ...