Courts reset GOP map advantage, dim Democrats' house hopes
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Two major court rulings—the Supreme Court’s rollback of the Voting Rights Act and the Virginia Supreme Court’s strike of a Democratic gerrymander—lock in Republican redistricting gains for the 2026 midterms, potentially delivering up to a 10-seat edge and making it harder for Democrats to win a House majority, though Democrats still aim to flip a few seats before November and legal challenges in Florida and Missouri loom.
- Redistricting court rulings give Republicans new life in the midterms Politico
- Democratic Redistricting Plans Might Be Totally Screwed Esquire
- Efforts to game the 2026 election intensify as Republicans draw new maps CNN
- Goodbye, ‘Racial Gerrymandering’ WSJ
- A state-by-state guide to the redistricting fight PBS
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