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National mood is against Republicans, but redistricting could help prop them up

2026, leading a pack of Democrats who outraised Republicans in several key Senate matchups.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3736x3736+1104+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff0%2Fa7%2F71b762b84678bc805585ec04893d%2Fap26064063253402.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/23/nx-s1-5795841/democrats-senate-fundraising-republican-maga-cash-on-hand-campaign-finance) ### [Politics](https://www.npr.org/sections/politics/) ### [4 charts show where money is going in the midterms

In Georgia primary, Republicans dominate spending and Democrats drive record turnout

2026, leading a pack of Democrats who outraised Republicans in several key Senate matchups.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3736x3736+1104+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff0%2Fa7%2F71b762b84678bc805585ec04893d%2Fap26064063253402.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/23/nx-s1-5795841/democrats-senate-fundraising-republican-maga-cash-on-hand-campaign-finance) ### [Politics](https://www.npr.org/sections/politics/) ### [4 charts show where money is going in the midterms

‘Where can we find hope?’: your questions about the US supreme court’s voting rights decision answered

redraw maps. Some people who have never voted before – some of whom weren’t even registered to vote – said that they felt spurred to action specifically because of how quickly southern states acted.* *Still

First Thing: China trip winds down but Trump-Xi Iran accord remains elusive

redrawing congressional maps?** Tennessee Republicans have already enacted a [new map](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/07/tennessee-congressional-map-redistricting). Louisiana is [on the verge](https://www.nola.com/news/politics/elections/redistricting-louisiana-congressional-map-senate-committee/article_3d12f622-8fd6-4aa0-9a02-5fb5980bd84d.html) of implementing one. Alabama has successfully [petitioned the US supreme court](https://www.theguardian.com

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

redrawing the congressional districts. The vote has turned into a statewide referendum on political retribution. Seven state senators who voted against Trump’s mid-decade redistricting push now face challengers endorsed by the president

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

redraw their congressional maps before this year’s midterm elections. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson strongly criticised the court for departing from its usual procedure of waiting 32 days to formally issue its judgment

Florida’s Republican governor unveils plan for redrawn congressional maps

2026 midterms. Currently, Republicans hold 20 House seats in the state to the Democrats’ seven, with one more vacant following last week’s [resignation](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/21/sheila-cherfilus-mccormick-congress-democrat-resignation) of Democrat Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick for allegedly misusing

Tuesday is a big primary day. Here are key races to watch

2026 in Los Angeles. **Mario Tama/Getty Images** Mario Tama/Getty Images Six states, California, Iowa, Montana, New Jersey, South Dakota and New Mexico, hold elections on Tuesday. Most of the attention is on California and Iowa

Who will replace Newsom? What to know about California’s primary elections

redraw their congressional districts to help elect right-wing candidates. In response, Governor Newsom championed a ballot initiative, [Proposition 50](/news/2025/11/5/california-proposition-50-on-redistricting-set-to-pass-in-blow-to-trump), that required California to redesign its map, too — but in the Democrats’ favour

The three clocks of the Iran war

states’ and Israeli air defences, leaving the US with no clear exit strategy. The domestic political cost is already severe. US crude oil jumped past $90 per barrel, up from $67 the day before