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Gerrymandering
May 13, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
MAGA Rep. Flees When Asked About Jeffries’s “Cotton-Picking Hands”
Representative Jen Kiggans agreed when a radio host made the wildly racist remark about House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
May 12, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Sotomayor Rips Supreme Court for Letting Alabama GOP Steal House Seats
The Supreme Court is letting another state’s Republican Party steal House seats.
May 12, 2026
Right Now With Perry Bacon
Transcript: Trump and the Supreme Court Are Crushing Black Power
Political scientists Hakeem Jefferson and Jake Grumbach say that we are witnessing a massive rollback of Black political power through Supreme Court decisions.
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May 12, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
MAGA Virginia Rep. Thinks Hakeem Jeffries Has “Cotton-Picking Hands”
Representative Jen Kiggans agreed when a far-right radio host made the racist insult.
May 12, 2026
Perry Bacon
The Week Where Republicans May Have Stolen the Midterms
In five days last week, Republicans gained maybe 10 seats in Congress. And not a single citizen voted.
May 11, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Democrats Throw Hail Mary to Supreme Court as GOP Steal Seats
Democrats suffered a huge loss on voting maps.
May 11, 2026
Greg Sargent
Trump Wins Big as Virginia Dems Won’t Go Nuclear to Save 4 House Seats
The state’s Democrats have decided against forcing resignations on the state Supreme Court to preserve their redistricting. Funny how Republicans always find a way, and Democrats don’t.
May 8, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Alabama Republicans Pass Last-Minute Gerrymander in Middle of Election
Republicans want to stop an active election so they can redraw the maps and strip Black political power.
May 8, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Samuel Alito Cited Fudged Data in His Ruling Gutting Voting Rights Act
Alito cited data provided by the Department of Justice that used faulty methodology.
May 8, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Virginia Supreme Court Tosses New Voting Map That Boosted Democrats
Virginia residents had voted to redraw the state’s congressional districts to give Democrats more seats.
May 7, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Protests Erupt as Tennessee Republicans Erase Only Democratic District
Tennessee Republicans have carved up the city of Memphis, eliminating the only majority-Black district in the state.
May 7, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Alabama Republicans Vote to Pass New Map as Tornado Sirens Blare
Local lawmakers made sure to pass the gerrymandering bill even after the Capitol began to flood.
May 6, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
Tennessee Republicans Kick Out Democrats as They Vote on New Map
“This is the Republicans’ white power rally,” warned state Senator Gloria Johnson, as protesters shouted down the GOP.
May 6, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Mississippi GOP Will Hold Redistricting Vote at Infamous Jim Crow Site
Mississippi Republicans have picked the perfect place to vote on stripping Black political power in their state.
May 6, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
One Indiana Republican Stands Up to Trump After Elections Bloodbath
Trump’s biggest target, Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray, says he’s sticking around.
May 6, 2026
Perry Bacon
Indiana Primary Results Prove It: The GOP Is Still a Trump Cult
A few state senators bucked Trump on mid-decade gerrymandering. He endorsed their opponents. And Trump’s candidates won. But there is a silver lining here.
May 5, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Second Republican Governor Rejects Trump’s Gerrymandering Wars
South Carolina won’t be redistricting anytime soon.
May 4, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Hakeem Jeffries Brings New York Into Trump’s Gerrymandering Fight
The Supreme Court ruling kicked off a wave of redistricting in red states.
May 4, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
DeSantis Signs Gerrymandered Florida Map to Flip Seats for Republicans
Governor Ron DeSantis is hoping the new map will save Republicans in what looks like a tough midterm election.
May 4, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Just Four People Show Up to Pro-Redistricting Rally in Red State
Donald Trump’s attempts to remake Indiana aren’t going so well.
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