Gerrymandering

Texas Republicans Advance Map that Reignited US Redistricting Wars

This is Beirut, 21/08 09:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The Texas legislature's lower chamber passed a contentious new electoral map on Wednesday that aims to help Donald Trump's Republican Party retain its razor-thin US House majority in the 2026 midterm elections. The vote had been delayed by two weeks after Democratic legislators fled the southern state to halt the aggressive redistricting drive, ...

Republicans and Democrats Go to 'War' Over US Election Map

This is Beirut, 06/08 10:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Donald Trump is pulling hard on the levers of power to strengthen Republicans through redistricting in Texas and other states -- the latest offensive in escalating moves by both sides to shape the battlefield of US democracy for the midterm elections. The president's efforts have lit a fuse in multiple states, triggering a high-stakes tussle over ...

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