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Republicans poised to vote on new House map that would erase Democratic seat in Tennessee – US politics live

Supreme Court ruling that weakened the federal Voting Rights Act, AP reports. The court ruled that Louisiana relied too heavily on race when creating a second Black-majority House district as it attempted to comply

Supreme Court paves the way for largest-ever drop in Black representation in Congress

Louisiana congressional district at the heart of the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on Wednesday to severely weaken the Voting Rights Act. **J. Scott Applewhite/AP** J. Scott Applewhite/AP A historic drop in representation by Black

The Supreme Court avoids taking up a fight over Voting Rights Act enforcement for now

maps back to lower courts to be reconsidered in light of its recent ruling in *Louisiana v. Callais*. [![Members of Delta Sigma Theta sorority and other marchers gather in Selma, Ala., in 2025 to commemorate

Supreme court rejects Virginia Democrats’ bid to restore congressional map

map that would have given Democrats a chance to pick up four seats in the closely divided House of Representatives. The court’s order, issued without any noted dissent, is the latest twist

Court rejects Virginia redistricting in a blow to Democrats' counter to Trump, GOP

map in the upcoming election as it used in 2022 and 2024. The redistricting could have helped Democrats win four House seats held by Republicans. That, combined with five seats tilted toward Democrats in California

Alabama will split U.S. House primaries, after the Supreme Court's voting ruling

House seat. The Supreme Court's conservative majority [vacated](https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-243_f20h.pdf) a lower court decision that had blocked [a 2023 congressional map](https://governor.alabama.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/2023-Congressional-Plan-Map.pdf) proposal and required the state to include a second

In the birthplace of Civil Rights Movement, groups rally to defend Black political representation

Supreme Court cleared the way for a different map that could let the GOP reclaim the seat. While the matter remains under litigation, the state plans special primaries Aug. 11 under the new map. Democratic

Supreme Court is death knell for Virginia's Democratic-friendly congressional maps

House. In February, the court [allowed California](https://www.npr.org/2026/02/04/nx-s1-5691890/supreme-court-california-redistricting-map) to use a voter-approved, Democratic-friendly map, adopted to offset Texas's map. Then in March, the U.S. Supreme Court [blocked the redrawing

Can Indiana lawmakers win after defying the president’s vote?

House seats are up for election in 2026. Unlike in Indiana, lawmakers in Texas, Missouri, North Carolina and [Ohio](https://apnews.com/article/virginia-ohio-congressional-redistricting-trump-midterm-election-6c617a08c84f453eacc1727f9be9ef52) all dutifully passed redistricting measures aimed to boost Republican control. Representatives in Alabama

US southern states rush to redraw electoral maps to dilute Black voting power

Louisiana, the state at the center of the supreme court’s Voting Rights Act decision, [is on the brink](https://www.nola.com/news/politics/elections/redistricting-louisiana-congressional-map-senate-committee/article_3d12f622-8fd6-4aa0-9a02-5fb5980bd84d.html) of implementing a new map that would eliminate the seat

New Florida map boosts Republican seats amid national redistricting fight

House is injecting national political objectives into what should be a state-driven process,” State Representative Michele Rayner told Republicans before the vote, referring to Trump. ## Redistricting battle The map is the latest strike

Anger mounts after Tennessee Republicans redraw maps – US politics live

House. Democrats say the redistricting effort, which prompted fierce protests, was a cynical attack on the hard-fought gains for equal representation won in the civil rights movement in a state that was forged

First Thing: Tensions rise over Hormuz as Trump threatens to blow Iran ‘off the face of the earth’

Rule 45.3 and issue the judgment forthwith is tantamount to an approval of Louisiana’s rush to pause the ongoing election in order to pass a new map,” she wrote. - **How will this play into

Tennessee Democrat ends re-election bid after map redrawing carves up his district

map that carves up Cohen’s majority-Black district, reshaping it to the GOP’s advantage as part of Donald Trump’s strategy to hold on to a slim majority in the November midterm elections

Iran war has cost $25B, Pentagon says. And, SCOTUS strikes blow to Voting Rights Act

House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday. Hegseth described the military operation as a major success and criticized 'defeatist' Democrats who pushed back against his assessment of the war. **Rod Lamkey Jr./AP** Rod Lamkey Jr

Florida approves US House map meant to boost Republicans in midterms

House delegation to 24 to four, up from the current split of 20 to eight. The potential four-seat gain is the same as what Virginia Democrats expect from a recent redistricting referendum, which

Clyburn's district stays intact as South Carolina Republicans scrap redistricting

Supreme Court ruled that Fields' district is an unconstitutional racial gerrymander, in a major decision that weakens the landmark Voting Rights Act.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3002x3002+749+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F45%2F46%2Ff8d8d55e452e8fbb15c2973583ce%2F20260508-af-122-hr-final.JPG)](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/13/nx-s1-5816007/louisiana-redistricting-6th-district-fields) ### [Elections](https://www.npr.org/sections/elections/) ### [A majority-Black district in Louisiana

Florida lawmakers pass a voting map that could help Republicans flip four House seats

Louisiana congressional district Wednesday morning. Both developments will assist President Trump's national push to help the GOP in the midterm elections. With the Florida redistricting, the GOP likely gains an advantage

Democrats up in Virginia, but US voters may pay price for redistricting war

rules, the other follows, until courts or voters draw the final line.” ## Democrats gain – for now Trump has not been timid about his desire to redraw state congressional maps to benefit his Republican Party

Trump’s allies in danger of scraping false hope from Maga victory in Kentucky primary

rules the Republican party like a mob boss who can get a horse’s head placed in any bed. Steven Cheung, the White House communications director, [posted](https://x.com/StevenCheung47/status/2056886701591613762?s=20) on X: “Do not ever