The three-judge panel decided Monday that it was too late to redraw the state’s congressional map ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
Read more via Politico: Federal court rejects GOP bid to block new Utah congressional map, likely netting Dems a seat
The decision comes two months after the Court allowed Texas to use maps a lower court acknowledged were “racially motivated” and designed chiefly to create a republican advantage in that state.
Read more at SCOTUS Blog: Supreme Court allows California to use congressional map benefitting Democrats
A Democrat won a state legislative special election in a district that President Trump carried by 17 percentage points, unnerving Republicans in Texas and beyond.
Read more:
The New York Times: Democratic Upset in Deep Red Texas District Rattles Republicans
MS Now: Democrat Taylor Rehmet flips red Texas Senate district in major upset
NewsNation: Democrats flip Texas state Senate seat in shock upset
Chris Madel has withdrawn from the race for Governor of Minnesota after the killing of Alex Pretti on Saturday.
Read more:
The New Republic: Minnesota GOP Candidate Drops Out, Criticizing Republicans and ICE
CNN: Chris Madel, a Republican running for Minnesota governor, ends his bid and criticizes ICE
Paywalled Articles:
Minnesota Star Tribune: Chris Madel ends GOP bid for governor, says he can’t support federal ‘retribution’ against Minnesota
WSJ: The Lawyer for the Agent Who Shot Renee Good Thinks ICE Has Gone Too Far
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