Redistricting

South Carolina Republicans are considering new congressional district lines that could put at risk the seat held by Rep. Jim Clyburn, the state’s lone Democratic member of the U.S. House delegation. The effort follows a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision that weakened Voting Rights Act protections for minority districts, and Clyburn says he plans to run no matter how the lines are drawn.

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The Virginia Supreme Court has struck down a congressional map approved by voters in a recent referendum, ruling it unconstitutional. Democratic leaders have criticized the decision as overturning the will of the people.

The Supreme Court of Virginia ruled Friday that a voter-approved redistricting plan violated state constitutional procedures. The 4-3 decision nullifies the April referendum and keeps the state's existing congressional maps in place. Democrats had sought the change to gain a stronger edge ahead of the 2026 midterms.

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Tennessee Republicans voted Thursday to pass new congressional maps expected to eliminate the state's only Democratic U.S. House seat. Republican Governor Bill Lee signed the measure into law shortly afterward. The move followed a Supreme Court decision striking down certain majority-black districts as unconstitutional racial gerrymandering.

The U.S. Supreme Court issued an order on Monday allowing its April 29 decision in Louisiana v. Callais to take immediate effect, bypassing the usual 32-day waiting period. This enables Louisiana to cancel its congressional primaries and redraw maps before the 2026 midterms. The move sparked a sharp exchange between Justice Samuel Alito's concurrence and Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's dissent.

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President Donald Trump has endorsed primary challengers to seven Republican state senators in Indiana who voted against a mid-decade congressional redistricting plan backed by the White House, setting up a test of his clout in the party as millions of dollars flow into the races.