redistricting

Federal judges on Thursday upheld several U.S. House districts that North Carolina Republicans drew in 2023 that helped the GOP gain additional seats the following year. They rejected accusations the lines unlawfully fractured and packed Black voters to weaken their voting power.

Plaintiffs, who were repeatedly questioned by the three-judge panel on Wednesday, argue the changes dilute Black voting power in eastern North Carolina.

GOP lawmakers approved a redistricting plan, which led to Republican gains. The Board of Commissioners went from a Democratic majority to entirely Republican.

Virginia Democrats are taking steps to redraw their state’s U.S. House districts, hoping to boost their party’s chances in next year’s midterm elections and counter President Donald Trump’s push for more partisan districts in Republican-run states.

North Carolina Republican legislative leaders completed their remapping of the state's U.S. House districts on Wednesday, intent on picking up one more seat to help President Donald Trump's efforts to retain GOP control of Congress in next year's midterm elections.

North Carolina Republican legislative leaders were poised Wednesday to complete a retooling of part of the state's U.S. House map in hopes of picking up an additional GOP seat and helping President Donald Trump retain majority control of the lower chamber of Congress in next year's midterm elections.

North Carolina's legislature formally began redrawing the state's congressional district map Monday, plainly stating their intent to help Republicans gain another U.S. House seat under President Donald Trump's push to retain his party's grip on Congress next year.

North Carolina Republican legislative leaders say they will vote next week on redrawing the state’s U.S. House district map, with the likely aim of securing another GOP seat within already right-leaning boundaries.

A measure on the ballot in 2024 included a mixture of district and at-large seats. Voters overwhelmingly approved it. But the legislature passed a bill keeping the measure from taking effect until 2034.

Plaintiffs argue that the current maps erode Black voting power. Attorneys for the Republican defendants say the maps were legally drawn using partisan, not racial, data.