After Virginia’s referendum, the Texas-ignited redistricting war is looking like a wash
Most Texas Republicans remained supportive of their state’s redraw even as their gains have been wiped out by California and Virginia.
Read MoreDemocrats are winning the redistricting war — for now, anyway
This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. As the old-timey term suggests, gerrymandering has a long history in American politics. But it has intensified in recent years — first after the Supreme Court ruled in 2019 that federal courts cannot review…
Read MoreDemocrats up in Virginia, but US voters may pay price for redistricting war
Experts say unprecedented flurry of tit-for-tat congressional redistricting risks surge in gerrymandering.
Read MoreTrump’s Enormous Gerrymandering Blunder
The Republican redistricting war backfires.
Read MoreThe Redistricting War Has Come to Virginia
Voters in Virginia are deciding whether to adopt a new gerrymandered congressional map that benefits Democrats. Nick Corasaniti, a politics reporter, explains the role Virginia’s new map is playing in the nationwide redistricting battle and its potential implications for the midterm elections.
Read MoreA Redistricting War in Florida, Georgia’s Runoff and the Latest Politics News
As deadlines approach in the next two weeks, neither is going quite according to the partisan plan.
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