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Democrats aim to reclaim House majority by boosting eight ‘top-tier candidates’

2026 midterm elections. Red states, including Louisiana, Alabama and Tennessee, are rushing to revise their congressional maps after a [supreme court ruling](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/29/supreme-court-louisiana-congressional-map-case-ruling) gutted key anti-discrimination protections in the 1965 Voting Rights

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

change in this years’ midterm vote. Trump’s redistricting scheme took aim at breaking up Indiana’s first and seventh congressional districts, representing the urban centers of Indianapolis and Gary, where Democrats have consistently held

Georgia won’t redraw congressional map ahead of midterms, Kemp says

2026 elections,” he added, meaning changes to the maps would not be possible this year. However, he acknowledged that the ruling would still impact Georgia’s elections in the future: “It’s clear that *Callais

Data center disputes have been local. But the midterms might change that

change that ![This photo taken from high above shows a Meta data center in Ashburn, Virginia, in 2025. It is a large, long light-colored building with few windows, and it's nestled among trees

‘We’re going backwards’: Five civil rights activists slam the supreme court’s gutting of Voting Rights Act

Tennessee](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/07/tennessee-congressional-map-redistricting) legislature passed new redistricting maps, eliminating the state’s one Democratic, Black-majority congressional district. Other southern states, like [Mississippi](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/06/mississippi-redistricting-old-capitol), are expected to follow suit. But the struggle