Florida's mid-decade map adds four GOP-leaning House seats

Florida lawmakers approved a mid-decade redistricting plan that creates four additional GOP-leaning U.S. House seats, a move likely to trigger legal challenges over Fair Districts and minority protections. DeSantis argues the map rests on a viable legal theory despite constitutional questions, while Democrats say it dilutes minority influence and carves up communities such as Orlando and Tampa Bay; the dispute is expected to head to the Florida Supreme Court, where DeSantis has influence on the bench.