With Texas Republicans nearing completion of a new congressional map that could yield their party five additional seats in the House, President Donald Trump is escalating his efforts to secure more GOP-friendly seats in other states.

When Texas first launched its redistricting effort, Newsom had vowed to redraw the Golden State's congressional districts to counter the Lone Star State's plan and neutralize any potential GOP gains. Newsom — who is widely seen as a possible 2028 ...

The California Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a petition filed by state Republican legislators seeking to halt Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) plan to redistrict California’s congressional map. “Petitioners have failed to meet their burden of establishing a basis for relief at this time under California Constitution article IV,

Hundreds of workers and civil rights leaders rallied with renewed energy in Kansas City just moments after the news broke that Texas had approved a redrawn congressional map to favor Republicans. Those voicing their concern Wednesday night say they’re part of a statewide movement to keep the same from happening to Missouri and are planning more rallies.

Ron DeSantis called for the Census Bureau to "fix" the census count after complaints that Florida should've gotten more seats in 2020.

The Texas House is scheduled to try convening a quorum again at noon, with absent Democrats expected to return.

Trump's push for states to redraw political maps and create more GOP-friendly House seats in time for the 2026 election has raised the stakes.

Democrats decried the unusual mid-decade redistricting scheme as "blatant gerrymandering" to increase GOP congressional seats in the midterms.