← April 28, 2026 briefingPolitics
US Supreme Court reinstates Republican Texas electoral map
The Supreme Court has restored a Texas congressional map that was blocked by lower courts, handing Republicans a potentially decisive advantage ahead of November's midterm elections. The ruling arrives as Virginia's supreme court simultaneously weighs a rival Democratic redistricting plan that could flip multiple House seats. Both cases are live fronts in a national redistricting war with control of Congress on the line.
