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Florida lawmakers pass a voting map that could help Republicans flip four House seats ](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/29/nx-s1-5804703/florida-redistricting-voting-map-republicans-house-seats) ### [Politics](https://www.npr.org/sections/politics/) ### [Florida lawmakers pass a voting map
congressional map, the latest salvo in an unprecedented [national battle](/news/2026/4/23/democrats-up-in-virginia-but-us-voters-may-pay-price-for-redistricting-war) of redistricting before the midterm elections in November. The vote in both the Florida state Senate
map for introduction during the special session. It is our expectation that … a proposal will be transmitted from the governor’s office to the senate for our consideration.” Florida currently sends 20 Republicans and eight
congressional maps in time for the midterms,** after a recent Supreme Court ruling weakened the Voting Rights Act. Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry [suspended the primaries for the U.S. House races](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/30/nx-s1-5806000/louisiana-suspends-house-primaries-supreme-court) to allow
senate president pro tempore, L Louise Lucas, a key figure in getting the maps approved. “Virginia sent a message: if you try to rig the system, we fight back. If you try to take powers
Voting Rights Act to take effect ahead of schedule – a procedural move that helps Louisiana Republicans redraw their congressional maps before this year’s midterm elections. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson strongly criticised the court
Senate floor. - **The House approved a three-year reauthorization of a divisive US surveillance program ahead of its expiration on Friday, adding new oversight measures but stopping short of the warrant requirement that critics have
congressional district in Texas](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/373x373+1078+803/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F15%2F2a%2F10026c0e48db8cdd3cd0b16b5a1e%2Fgrove-redistricting-texas-20250811.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2025/08/18/nx-s1-5495427/trump-redistricting-texas-congress-california) ### [News](https://www.npr.org/sections/news/) ### [Trump prompted a battle over voting maps. Here's how redistricting affects voters](https://www.npr.org/2025/08/18/nx-s1-5495427/trump-redistricting-texas-congress-california) [The debate in Virginia](https://www.vpm.org/news/2026-04-08/va-constitution-gerrymandering-free-fair-elections-maps-vrc-ballot-april) sounded
Florida Legislature [passed a bill](https://news.wfsu.org/state-news/2026-02-26/ai-data-center-regulation-bill-passes-florida-senate) to put guardrails in place on data centers' water and energy usage and to regulate where they can and cannot be built. ### All the money is hard