
ABC News - 43 min 14 sec ago
The congressional map appears to be tilting more red amid the latest flurry of redistricting developments across the U.S. Virginia's supreme court this week rejected a new districting plan on procedural grounds...

The Guardian - 4 hours 55 min ago
President and his party celebrate as Democrats vow to fight Virginia court ruling barring state from enacting new voter-approved congressional maps key US politics stories from 8 May 2026 at a glance Virginia 's supreme court on Friday ruled that the state cannot use new congressional maps approved by voters to help Democrats gain as many as four new seats in the US House of Representatives, handing Republicans a major win before November's midterm elections . In a 4-3 decision, the court...

Attack of the Fanboy - 5 hours 34 min ago
He's not too far off.

Attack of the Fanboy - 6 hours 34 min ago
Dems are "exploring all options to overturn this shocking decision."...

The Hill - 6 hours 50 min ago
Virginia Democrats on Friday asked the state Supreme Court for a stay on its ruling that threw out last month's referendum on redistricting in the commonwealth, signaling plans to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. The state, Virginia's House of Delegates Speaker Don Scott (D) and others filed a joint motion asking the state Supreme...

Nation Review - 7 hours 24 min ago
This is going to put the Florida Supreme Court in a fascinating position.

New York Times - 7 hours 38 min ago
State representatives voting on a redistricting bill during a special session of the Alabama Legislature on Wednesday.

The Hill - 8 hours 18 min ago
Virginia senior Sen. Mark Warner (D) criticized a state Supreme Court ruling Friday that struck down a Democratic-backed redistricting plan, arguing the decision undermined the will of voters. "Today, justice was not served in Virginia," Warner said in a video shared on social platform X. "Against the will of the majority of voters, against not...

Fox News - 8 hours 24 min ago
Utah Supreme Court Justice Diana Hagen resigned effective immediately amid a probe into her alleged relationship with a redistricting attorney.

The Hill - 8 hours 27 min ago
Alabama urged the Supreme Court on Friday for an emergency order clearing the way for its redrawn congressional map that could boost Republicans' chances of holding onto the House in November. The ask landed just as Gov. Kay Ivey (R) signed the new map, which lawmakers passed in response to the high court's recent decision in Louisiana that weakened the Voting Rights Act. Alabama says that should enable the state to axe the boundaries that judges forcibly implemented...

Daily Signal - 8 hours 39 min ago
After the Supreme Court struck down congressional redistricting done solely on the basis of race last week, Republican officials in Mississippi are split over whether to redraw the state's congressional map ahead of the midterm elections. "It's time for Mississippi to redraw the lines and eliminate the racially gerrymandered district that exists solely to protect...

Nation Review - 8 hours 54 min ago
The state's supreme court rightly found the process that Democrats used to impose an egregious gerrymander illegal.

The Hill - 9 hours 6 min ago
Graham Platner, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Maine, pointed to past Republican defiance of court orders on redistricting as he reacted to the Virginia Supreme Court striking down the commonwealth's new congressional map on Friday. "I'm old enough to remember when Republicans in Ohio just ignored court rulings repeatedly and did it anyway,"...

Slate - 9 hours 19 min ago
In a 4 3 vote on Friday, the Supreme Court of Virginia struck down the gerrymandered electoral map that Virginia voters approved just a few weeks ago.

Cosmopolitan - 9 hours 35 min ago
The Supreme Court finally gave its surprisingly good ruling on mifepristone nearly two years ago, but now its accessibility via telemedicine is in the air.

NY Post - 9 hours 39 min ago
A midterm election handicapper upgraded Republicans' chances of winning eleven House races Friday after major redistricting victories for President Trump. The new race ratings released by the nonpartisan Cook Political Report pertain to congressional districts in Virginia, Tennessee and Florida. Four districts in Virginia, where the state Supreme Court ruled on Friday against implementing a...

NPR - 9 hours 48 min ago
The Virginia Supreme Court has delivered a striking blow to Democrats in the redistricting battle they're waging against Republicans.

NPR - 9 hours 48 min ago
The Virginia Supreme Court has delivered a striking blow to Democrats in the redistricting battle they're waging against Republicans.

NBC News - 9 hours 50 min ago
NBC News' Ryan Nobles and Jane Timm, along with Loyola Marymount University's Professor Justin Levitt, bring their latest reporting and legal analysis on redistricting efforts throughout the country as the Virginia Supreme Court overturns a new Democratic-drawn congressional map passed by referendum. The NAACP is suing Tennessee over its new Republican-drawn congressional map. The NAACP general counsel, Kristen Clarke, joins Meet the Press NOW to explain their case.

The Guardian - 10 hours 17 min ago
Southern Republicans moving quickly to capitalize on supreme court ruling in Louisiana case that weakened voting protections for minorities Alabama lawmakers approved a plan on Friday for new US House primaries if courts allow the state to use different congressional districts in this year's elections, sending the legislation to the Republican governor, Kay Ivey. The move came the same day that the Virginia supreme court dealt a major setback to Democrats by overturning a redistricting plan...

NBC News - 10 hours 28 min ago
Republican lawmakers passed a bill that would set up special primary elections if they are allowed to implement new maps after the U.S. Supreme Court's redistricting ruling.

Fox News - 10 hours 48 min ago
Democrats explode in fury after Virginia Supreme Court strikes down redistricting map, with leftist streamer Hasan Piker calling violence inevitable.

Twitchy - 10 hours 48 min ago
Virginia Supreme Court enforces law amid Jim Acosta's democracy alarm and political controversy.

Daily Signal - 10 hours 50 min ago
An earthquake occurred yesterday in the Commonwealth of Virginia that was felt at the highest levels of power in the U.S. House of Representatives, particularly shaking the minority leader of the House of Representatives Hakeem Jeffries. On Friday, the Virginia Supreme Court rejected the unconstitutional push by the Democratic majority in the Virginia General Assembly....