DeSantis' Florida redistricting map pushes ahead amid GOP split and legal scrutiny

Florida’s Republican-led Legislature began a redistricting special session and quickly advanced a new congressional map that could deliver four more GOP seats, even as legal questions loom over partisan gerrymandering and whether the Fair Districts amendments apply after a state Supreme Court ruling. One Republican senator opposed the plan, Democrats and voting-rights groups promise lawsuits, and Republicans argue the map is necessary and race-neutral as it reshapes districts held by several Democrats and moves incumbents. The process has drawn criticism for timing and transparency, with questions about who reviewed the map and how it was shared with media and lawmakers before its formal submission.