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Donald Trump](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump) to approve plans to redraw the state’s congressional map after the US supreme court [effectively gutted the Voting Rights Act](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/29/supreme-court-louisiana-congressional-map-case-ruling). As Republicans scramble to redraw
Donald Trump** said on Truth Social today that he spoke with **Bill Lee**, governor of Tennessee, who told the president that he is **working to “correct” the state’s congressional maps** following yesterday’s ruling
primary election in history on Tuesday to [Ed Gallrein](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/us/politics/ed-gallrein-kentucky-republican-house-election.html), a farmer and former US Navy Seal backed by Donald Trump. Massie’s ousting after nearly 14 years was proof that Trump still
Donald Trump](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump). Some Democratic operatives saw the party’s primary as a key test of whether the “Mamdani moment” – in Zohran Mamdani [reshaping New York’s mayoral race](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/04/zohran-mamdani-mayor-new-york-city) last
Donald Trump’s rise to the White House a decade ago, the United States president has purged his Republican Party of critics and rivals. Many politicians dropped their earlier criticism of him and earned
influencer, said LA mayoral candidate Nithya Raman’s odds of winning improved on the site because “the public has so little faith in California’s elections that they just assume Democrats are going to dramatically
Donald Trump’s victory over Kamala Harris in 2024, many Democrats had hoped the vice president would return home to seek the governorship, but she had other plans. Other prominent Democrats, including Alex Padilla
Donald Trump’s revenge tour: Kentucky. On the heels of ousting [several Indiana state lawmakers](https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/05/trump-revenge-indiana-election-results-00907629) early this month and [Sen. Bill Cassidy](https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/17/trump-revenge-cassidy-louisiana-senate-00925408) just days ago, the White House
Donald Trump. Lawmakers on Tuesday failed to reach the two-thirds majority needed to approve a measure that would have allowed them to take up a vote on redistricting even after the legislative session ends
Donald Trump endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton for Texas’ Senate GOP race in an eleventh-hour decision, siding with a longtime MAGA ally — and potentially imperiling GOP control of the seat. Trump’s endorsement
primary votes are held on 18 August. With little time left to make changes, the staff of Republican governor Ron DeSantis has reportedly been drafting a map in secret to be presented on Tuesday
Donald Trump against Congressman [Thomas Massie](/news/2026/5/16/how-thomas-massie-came-to-represent-republican-dissent-in-age-of-trump), a rare Republican critic of Israel, has become the most expensive House of Representatives primary contest in the history of the United States. The avalanche of spending, totalling
Donald Trump. In Louisiana, there’s a growing belief that Cassidy wont be able to overcome strong headwinds to even nab a run-off spot in the primary election on Saturday, according to nearly
Donald Trump and rejected a breakneck bid to redraw the state’s congressional districts ahead of November’s US midterm elections. In a 26-18 vote, state senators rejected mid-decade redistricting in a special
Donald Trump](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump)’s endorsement will be put to its latest test on Saturday, when Louisiana holds primary elections in which the US senator Bill Cassidy, who voted to impeach the president following
Donald Trump finally got his revenge on Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie. The libertarian-leaning iconoclast who has been a hindrance to some of the president’s biggest priorities lost to Trump-endorsed former Navy SEAL
Donald Trump](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump), jets flying over the White House, Americans of different races, former US president Ronald Reagan, and the Stars and Stripes being hoisted against a blue sky. The soundtrack is drawn
Donald Trump in their messaging, with their campaigns mostly focusing on who will be the staunchest ally to the US president. Trump has not made an endorsement in the race. Collins has led the pack
Donald Trump](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump) again exerted his grip on the Republican party, helping defeat a politician who pushed for the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files. Primary elections were held in four states – Maine
Donald Trump, has seemed to revel in Chinese hospitality and flattery. Walking in the Zhongnanhai Garden in Beijing, the US president was overheard saying that Xi Jinping, the Chinese president, was giving him roses