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Gerrymandering
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.
May 4, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Trump Threatens States That Don’t Rig Their Midterm Elections
Trump is escalating pressure on states in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to gut the Voting Rights Act.
May 1, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Alabama Rushes to Eliminate Its Only Two Democrats in Congress
Another Republican governor has joined Donald Trump’s gerrymandering wars in light of the Supreme Court ruling.
May 1, 2026
Michael Tomasky
John Roberts Is Either Dumb or Racially Obtuse. And He’s Not Dumb.
After the Supreme Court struck down school integration, guess what happened in the schools? The same thing that’s about to happen with congressional districts.
May 1, 2026
Matt Ford
The Best Way to Fix the Supreme Court’s Attack on Voting Rights
If U.S. electoral politics is going to survive the high court’s attack on equal rights, the game will have to change.
May 1, 2026
Greg Sargent
Trump Has No Clue What His Supreme Court Has Just Unleashed
The Supreme Court decision on gerrymandering points in one direction only: Come 2028, Democrats have to declare a take-no-prisoners redistricting war on the GOP.
April 30, 2026
Matt Ford
The Supreme Court Lands Its Fatal Blow on the Voting Rights Act
The conservative bloc has dismantled the law that ensures that Black Americans can fully participate in American electoral politics.
April 29, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Florida Passes New Map to Give Republicans Four More House Seats
The Florida legislature approved the map just hours after the Supreme Court destroyed the Voting Rights Act.
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