Virginia Supreme Court allows ruling blocking redistricting vote to stand — for now
The state’s highest court is weighing whether to nullify the vote for good.
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Florida lawmakers set to take up DeSantis’ GOP gerrymander
Florida lawmakers will meet Tuesday for a four-day special session called by Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) to approve a more GOP-friendly congressional map for the 2026 midterm elections.
After assassination attempt, White House blames Democrats, media for political violence
After shots were fired at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner over the weekend, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt claimed Trump’s detractors were responsible for all political violence in the U.S.
Democrats ask Virginia Supreme Court not to overrule will of voters on redistricting
The Virginia Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday morning in one of three pending challenges to Democrats’ redistricting plan, which voters approved during a special election last week.
In Montana, attacks on voting risk disenfranchising people with disabilities
Montana passed a law last year that would reject mail-in ballots over minor date errors. It could disenfranchise thousands of voters in a state where 80% of people voted by mail in 2024, according to a new report.
Florida Gov. DeSantis unveils aggressive new GOP gerrymander
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) unveiled a new gerrymandered congressional map that seeks to carve out four additional GOP-friendly seats in the Sunshine State.
As expected, Supreme Court officially greenlights Texas’ gerrymandered congressional map for midterms
The U.S. Supreme Court sewed up the loose ends of its earlier 6-3 decision to allow Texas’s mid-decade congressional redistricting Monday, issuing a summary reversal of a trial court’s ruling blocking the map.
Virginia Supreme Court hears GOP bid to block voter-approved redistricting
The Virginia Supreme Court heard arguments Monday morning in a case that will help determine whether Democrats can go forward with the redistricting plan approved by voters Tuesday. Under the plan, Virginia would implement a “10-1” electoral map that could win Democrats four more seats in Congress and help counteract President Donald Trump’s unprecedented mid-decade […]
Virginia court declines to block Democrats from using new voter-approved congressional map
A circuit court concluded that the Virginia General Assembly has the authority to pass legislation that redraws the state’s congressional maps.
Delaware creates task force to Trump-proof its elections
Delaware creates task force to safeguard its elections from federal overreach.