Washington Post: Texas Republicans plan to ramp up the pressure Friday on Democratic state lawmakers who fled to suburban Chicago and other Democratic areas this week to prevent the GOP from giving themselves five more safe congressional districts. Republican… Continue reading

Politico: Alabama must use independently drawn congressional maps that created a second Black-majority district more favorable to Democrats in the state for the rest of the decade, a federal court said Thursday.A three-judge panel of the U.S. District Court… Continue reading

From Politico: The last time House Democrats held the majority, they made a sweeping package of good-government reforms — including an attempt to end partisan gerrymandering — a centerpiece of their legislative agenda. “The people should choose their politicians,”… Continue reading

NPR: With preparations for the 2030 census already underway, President Trump said Thursday he has instructed his administration to start work on a “new” census. According to a social media post by Trump, that census would exclude millions of… Continue reading

In Common Cause v. Rucho, Chief Justice Roberts pointed to the significant reforms to redistricting that had been taking place in the states, as a way of asserting that the federal courts and constitutional doctrine were not the only avenues… Continue reading

I did this Q&A with Mike Albertus on the ongoing battle over mid-decade re-redistricting. Here are some excerpts: Texas is trying to redraw its congressional district plan, in the middle of the decade, solely in order to increase the plan’s… Continue reading

The New York Times:Illinois, a Democratic state, was supposed to be a haven, but Texas Democrats have been unable to escape escalating legal and political threats that have gone further and come faster than many of them had anticipated,… Continue reading

Politico: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton launched an investigation into a political organization led by former presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke for helping Texas Democrats block newly proposed congressional maps.In a Wednesday afternoon press release, Paxton said the O’Rourke-led group,… Continue reading

Politico: Redistricting ahead of the 2026 midterms is at the center of the political universe this week, and Vice President JD Vance’s visit to Indiana on Thursday is a big signal the White House isn’t backing off the strategy… Continue reading

Indiana Capital Chronicle: As President Donald Trump looks to increase the Republican majority in Congress, Indiana Gov. Mike Braun confirmed on Tuesday that Vice President JD Vance will come to Indianapolis — likely to make a personal redistricting appeal.… Continue reading

From the Brennan Center: MAGA Inc., the main super PAC supporting President Trump, raised $198.9 million between the election and the end of June. The fundraising spree is unprecedented just months into a president’s term, made all the more… Continue reading