Republicans undertook a historic effort to redraw several states’ Congressional districts mid-decade in an attempt to maintain control of the House. That effort was rebuffed on Tuesday night as the GOP was on track to lose all of the districts it tried to gerrymander. There were several reasons that states undertook what had previously been a…
Democrat Bobby Pulido defeated incumbent Rep. Monica De La Cruz, CBS News projects, flipping the crucial South Texas district that Democrats had heavily targeted after the region had swung toward Republicans in 2024. De La Cruz, an ally of President Trump’s, was first elected in 2022, flipping one of the Democratic strongholds in the largely…
Voters throughout the country head to the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 3, for the midterm elections, with control of Congress, dozens of governorships, and major policy proposals all on the line. What’s on the ballot today? All 435 seats in the House of Representatives and 35 seats in the Senate are up for grabs. Beyond Washington, 36…
Norfolk, Virginia — L. Louise Lucas, a powerful Virginia state senator and vocal Trump critic who played a central role in the state’s redistricting effort last year, has been arrested in connection with an alleged bribery and racketeering scheme, a Justice Department spokesperson said Thursday. According to a 45-page indictment filed in the Eastern District…
Washington — The Supreme Court on Friday again blocked Missouri from using a redrawn map that aims to give Republicans an additional seat in the House for the midterm elections. The high court’s decision clears the way for the state to use House district lines approved in 2022 for the Nov. 3 general election. Ballots…
Washington — The fight over Missouri’s congressional map returned to the U.S. Supreme Court for a third time late Tuesday after an appeals court ordered the revival of new districts backed by President Trump. The new map was drawn to help Republicans gain a U.S. House seat in the pivotal midterm elections, which will determine…
The Supreme Court on Thursday temporarily blocked Missouri from using a newly drawn congressional map that favors Republicans in this year’s midterm elections. In an unsigned order with no noted dissents, the Supreme Court said that Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins must use a 2022 congressional map in the November elections, not a new…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday rebuffed an appeal from Missouri officials who wanted to use new congressional districts backed by President Trump in the November election, a defeat for Republicans who had hoped the new map could help them hold on to their slim House majority. The justices let stand a decision by Missouri’s top…
The Missouri Supreme Court has unanimously blocked the state from moving forward with a new House map that favors Republicans in this year’s midterm elections, ordering a statewide vote on whether to uphold or reject the new map. The decision Thursday marks a rare setback for Republicans in the national redistricting battle, as they fight…
Six states are holding primaries on Tuesday, with the unpredictable Democratic primaries in Wisconsin and Minnesota coming to a close as South Carolina Republicans choose a successor for the late Sen. Lindsey Graham’s seat. In Wisconsin, the democratic socialist Francesca Hong and the more moderate David Crowley are duking it out for the Democratic nomination…
