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News Articles: Redistricting

President Trump speaks during a campaign event on Oct. 30, 2024 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. He plans to return to the city on Friday.

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  • Politics

Trump will revisit a North Carolina town, now the focus of a newly redrawn congressional district

While he is directly appealing to Americans that the economy is improving, President Trump will visit a congressional district Republicans are eyeing in their attempts to keep control the U.S. House.

December 19, 2025
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By:
  • Adam Wagner
Members of the Indiana Senate debate the redistricting plan backed by President Trump in the state capitol Thursday.

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  • Politics

In a setback for Trump, Indiana lawmakers defeat redistricting plan

Indiana Republicans resisted the call by President Trump for redistricting. He and the state's Republican governor threatened to back primary challenges against senators who wouldn't get on board.

December 12, 2025
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By:
  • Ben Thorp and
  • Larry Kaplow

Tagged as: 

  • Politics

After Texas ruling, Trump and Republicans head to 2026 with a redistricting edge

Trump has prompted a redistricting race as he tries to maintain Republican control of the House in the 2026 elections. Democrats have fewer options to counter, as the battle heads into next year.

December 08, 2025
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By:
  • Larry Kaplow
A stern look on a mans face, the woman next to him takes a picture of the screen displaying the vote on the school closures

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  • Education

'I worry about destabilizing': Atlanta parents react to school closure approval

Residents in many of Atlanta's most underserved neighborhoods reacted to news that schools in their communities would be closing after the next school year.

December 05, 2025
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By:
  • Amanda Andrews
The State Capitol is seen in Austin, Texas, on June 1, 2021.

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  • Law

Supreme Court blocks order that found Texas congressional map is likely racially biased

The U.S. Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a lower court ruling that found Texas' 2026 congressional redistricting plan pushed by President Trump likely discriminates on the basis of race.

November 21, 2025
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By:
  • The Associated Press

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  • News

After California's vote to counter Trump, here's where redistricting stands

In the summer, Texas drew new lines to help the GOP win in the midterm elections. California countered this week. The Republicans might have an edge in the redistricting battle as it spreads nationally.

November 07, 2025
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By:
  • Larry Kaplow
Democrats in Truckee, Calif., meet to discuss the ballot question Tuesday asking voters if they want the state to redraw its congressional district lines.

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  • News

In redistricting vote, some Californians fear losing out, others want to face Trump

California's vote Tuesday on whether to redistrict congressional seats could be important in determining who controls Congress after the 2026 midterm elections.

November 01, 2025
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By:
  • Laura Fitzgerald
U.S. congressional district maps are displayed as the Senate Special Committee on Congressional Redistricting meets at the Texas State Capitol on Aug. 6, in Austin, Texas. Republicans are hoping the newly redrawn maps will boost their chances of keeping control of Congress in next year's midterm elections.

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  • Politics

With newly approved maps in Texas, GOP puts its gains with Latinos to the test

President Trump and Republicans made big inroads with Hispanic voters in Texas last year. Now, a newly approved redistricting plan will test whether those gains are locked in for good.

August 29, 2025
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By:
  • Claudia Grisales
Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe, at the Missouri State Fair this month, has called lawmakers to a special session to draw new voting lines sought by President Trump.

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  • News

At Trump's urging, Missouri jumps into redistricting race to help Republicans

Gov. Mike Kehoe called a special session starting Wednesday to help the GOP hold onto Congress. It's part of the battle to reshape the voting map and help Trump keep a majority for his agenda.

August 29, 2025
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By:
  • Jason Rosenbaum, St. Louis Public Radio and
  • Larry Kaplow
The U.S. Capitol is seen in Washington, D.C., on July 16.

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  • Politics

The Framers wanted the House closest to the people. Redistricting may undermine that

Redistricting critics warn that efforts to redraw maps mid-decade risks fueling further gridlock in Congress, and ceding more power to the executive and judicial branches.

August 27, 2025
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By:
  • Deirdre Walsh
Democrats have been leaving a lot of empty chairs in the Texas House of Representatives. They blocked a quorum needed to allow Republicans to vote on President Trump's request for new maps in next year's Congressional elections.

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  • News

In Houston, some worry their problems would be neglected after redistricting

In one neighborhood of the city, Latinos worry about immigration and urban problems but may soon be grouped in with suburban voters.

August 15, 2025
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By:
  • Andrew Schneider
Rep. Ritchie Torres (right), D-N.Y., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill July 17, 2023 in Washington, D.C.

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  • Politics

Democrats must counter Texas' redistricting 'cheating,' says Rep. Ritchie Torres

Texas Republicans want to redraw the state's congressional districts to gain an advantage in next year's election. U.S. Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., says Democrats must counter or become complicit.

July 22, 2025
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By:
  • Steve Inskeep and
  • Destinee Adams
The U.S. Supreme Court

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  • Law

Supreme Court postpones Louisiana redistricting case to next term

At issue is the Louisiana legislature's creation of a Black-majority congressional district, which a group of voters claimed was an illegal racial gerrymander.

June 27, 2025
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By:
  • Nina Totenberg
Sen. John Kennedy, who chaired the Senate Redistricting Committee, argued during a 2021 special session that the GOP-drawn maps are fair to all Georgians.

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  • News

Long simmering dispute over Georgia political maps drawn after 2020 Census returns to federal court

We’ve passed the halfway point between the 2020 U.S. Census and the 2030 U.S. Census, but the battle over redistricting maps based on the last national headcount is still underway in Georgia. On Thursday, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will hear arguments about whether or not to enact new maps.

May 12, 2025
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By:
  • Ross Williams and
  • Georgia Recorder
GPB  NPR

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  • Law

The Supreme Court rules in favor of South Carolina Republicans in voting map case

The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6-3 vote along ideological lines, reversed a lower court decision that had struck down a South Carolina congressional district as a racial gerrymander.

May 23, 2024
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By:
  • Nina Totenberg
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