#redistricting

#redistricting

In a surprising decision, the map she chose wasn't one drafted by a court-appointed special master and his expert cartographer, but rather one that had been submitted by an anonymous member of the public, known only by their initials, DD. The decision stunned DD an 18-year-old freshman at the University of Alabama named Daniel DiDonato who learned his map had been selected as he was preparing to leave for his 9.30am introduction to political science class.

Sheriff Derek Fell said deputies were dispatched around 5 p.m. on Sunday after Terre Haute police received an email advising harm had been done to persons inside a home, located in southeastern Vigo County. Officers struggled to make contact at first, Fell said, but eventually confirmed the residents, including the senator, were safe. Goode and his family were secure, safe, and unharmed, Fell said, adding that an investigation showed the threat was a hoax, also known as swatting.

Over the last several months, Senate Republicans have given very serious and thoughtful consideration to the concept of redrawing our state's congressional maps, Bray said in the statement. I'm announcing there are not enough votes to move that idea forward, and the Senate will not reconvene in December. Trump has repeatedly urged GOP-led states, including Indiana, to rework their congressional boundaries to lock in stronger Republican advantages ahead of 2026.

California voters this week made the biggest Democratic move yet against President Trump's effort to reshape voting maps in favor of Republicans in the 2026 midterm elections. They overwhelmingly approved a map for congressional districts that could help Democrats win five more seats in the U.S. House. The ballot language itself referred to Texas, where Trump convinced Republican leaders to draw new lines this summer aimed at turning five seats for his party.

On Tuesday, Democrats flipped the Virginia governor's mansion and expanded their majority in the state's House of Delegates. They also maintained control of New Jersey's governorship and held the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. In California, voters approved a ballot measure that would allow the state legislature to redraw congressional districts in a way more favorable to Democrats after Texas enacted a similar initiative for Republicans. And in New York, voters elected a democratic socialist who will be the first Muslim mayor of the city.

Gavin Newsom, it has often been observed, has a bit of a Patrick Bateman quality: He is TV-anchor handsome, is aggressively charming, and comes off as profoundly narcissistic and possibly a psychopath. He's also one of the only Democratic leaders who seem to be accurately clocking just how immense a threat Donald Trump and his captured Republican Party are to American democracy.

Voting concludes Tuesday for elections in a number of states and localities, and perhaps the highest-profile contest is one that was only scheduled a few months ago. A special election in California allows the state's voters to weigh in on what is now a cross-country redistricting battle between the two major parties ahead of next year's midterm elections. Here are details on that contest and three others we're watching this Election Day.