#us-house-elections tag

US Elections

How the GOP Could Lose in November and Still Take the House

5 days ago

US Elections

Careful What You Pray For': Jim Clyburn Warns GOP Redistricting Could Blow Up In Their Faces and Help Democrats

Washington DC

Dems Hit Panic Button After Gerrymander Loss: We Now Have to Pitch a Perfect Game'

US politics

fromEsquire

12 hours ago

The GOP Sure Has a Funny Way of Defining Racial Gerrymandering

Mississippi delays Supreme Court map redistricting while urging legislative and congressional line changes before 2027, targeting Bennie Thompson’s district.

Right-wing politics

fromThe New Yorker

16 hours ago

What the Gerrymandering Wars Mean for the Midterms-and 2028

Republican redistricting momentum is increasing after Supreme Court and state-level setbacks, while Democrats face difficulty matching GOP advantages in upcoming cycles.

US politics

fromwww.npr.org

17 hours ago

After redistricting, what does representation mean to Tennessee voters?

Poplar Ave. now divides Memphis residents into three congressional seats likely to be Republican after Tennessee redrew maps amid Voting Rights Act changes.

US Elections

fromIntelligencer

How the GOP Could Lose in November and Still Take the House

Republicans used court-enabled redistricting to shift House seats, potentially changing control by about a dozen seats despite Democrats’ midterm advantages and Trump’s unpopularity.

US Elections

5 days ago

Careful What You Pray For': Jim Clyburn Warns GOP Redistricting Could Blow Up In Their Faces and Help Democrats

South Carolina redistricting could enable at least three Democratic House wins, and voters may reject Trump’s redrawing efforts.

Washington DC

Dems Hit Panic Button After Gerrymander Loss: We Now Have to Pitch a Perfect Game'

Virginia Supreme Court overturned a Democrat-advantaged congressional map, worsening Democrats’ prospects for retaking the House and prompting urgent internal reassessment.

more#redistricting

fromAxios

17 hours ago

Democrats eye "hidden" Latino battlegrounds in 2026

New York's 2nd and California's 23rd and 40th congressional districts- all currently seen as Republican-leaning - could tighten significantly. Districts in Colorado and Nevada could also come into play. The big picture: A slowing economy, the specter of immigration raids by masked federal agents, and rising prices are jeopardizing inroads the GOP has made with Texas Latinos, political science experts tell Axios.

US Elections

fromThe Atlantic

1 day ago

America Has Always Had a Gerrymandering Problem. This Is New.

Supreme Court rulings weakened the Voting Rights Act and enabled rapid redistricting moves that could reduce Democratic House gains and reshape representation.

fromwww.npr.org

2 days ago

Denise Powell wins Democratic primary for Nebraska's 2nd congressional district

Political organizer Denise Powell has defeated State Sen. John Cavanaugh to win the Democratic primary in the race for Nebraska's second congressional district, according to a race call by the Associated Press on Wednesday. With the race too close to call as polls closed Tuesday night, Powell ultimately defeated Cavanaugh by about 2 percentage points with 89 percent of votes counted so far, according to estimates from the AP Wednesday evening. That margin could change as the remaining ballots in the race are counted.

Portland

fromIntelligencer

2 days ago

House Democrats Must Think Bigger Than 'We're Not Trump'

Ambition centers on lasting policy change while focusing on winning midterms amid tight House control and weakened voting rights.

House Republican Agrees With Radio Host Slamming Hakeem Jeffries's Cotton-Picking Hands'

Rep. Jen Kiggans agreed on air that Hakeem Jeffries should keep his hands off Virginia, using a racist cotton-picking remark that drew viral backlash.

fromwww.theguardian.com

Virginia supreme court strikes down new congressional maps in win for Republicans

Virginia’s Supreme Court barred use of voter-approved congressional maps because the general assembly violated constitutional procedure, nullifying the referendum’s legal effect.

Right-wing politics

House Republican Agrees With Radio Host Slamming Hakeem Jeffries's Cotton-Picking Hands'

Rep. Jen Kiggans agreed on air that Hakeem Jeffries should keep his hands off Virginia, using a racist cotton-picking remark that drew viral backlash.

fromwww.theguardian.com

Virginia supreme court strikes down new congressional maps in win for Republicans

Virginia’s Supreme Court barred use of voter-approved congressional maps because the general assembly violated constitutional procedure, nullifying the referendum’s legal effect.

more#virginia-politics

fromLos Angeles Times