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Democrats vow a counterpunch to GOP redistricting gains, hoping court challenges and multi‑state strategies can blunt GOP-drawn maps ahead of elections, but they confront uneven state rules, legal hurdles and partisan dynamics that make nationwide parity unlikely as Republicans still hold several favorable redistricting advantages.
Rep. David Scott, a Georgia Democrat who has served in the U.S. House since 2003 and formerly chaired a committee, died unexpectedly at age 80. He was seeking a 13th term in his safely Democratic district, and no cause of death was released.
Virginia voters approved a new congressional map that Democrats hope will tilt the national redistricting fight in their favor, at least for now—giving Democrats an edge in about 10 House districts nationwide compared with nine for Republicans—and shifting focus to Florida, where Republicans may attempt to regain the gerrymandering edge as the House remains narrowly divided.
US Democrats joined roughly 6,000 progressives in Barcelona for a Global Progressive Mobilization, endorsing new ideas to strengthen a rules-based global order. Proposals highlighted include Cyril Ramaphosa’s call for an International Panel on Inequality at the UN, Pedro Sánchez’s push for a wealth tax and social-media safeguards, and Lula da Silva’s call for UN Security Council action to avert wars, as speakers framed democracy against rising far-right forces and called for deeper international cooperation.
Democrats warn that a bitter Maine Senate primary between Gov. Janet Mills and Graham Platner could imperil their chances to unseat incumbent Sen. Susan Collins, with Mills hammering ads against Platner as Republicans celebrate a divisive fight; Collins remains a formidable candidate amid Maine’s political shift, making the race a key test for control of the Senate.
Democrat Emily Gregory won a Florida state House special election in a district that includes Mar-a-Lago, defeating Trump-endorsed Jon Maples in a GOP-leaning area. The upset is part of a broader pattern of Democratic gains in off-year elections, with Democrats flipping about 30 Republican seats since 2025, boosting optimism for the 2026 midterms.
Democrat Emily Gregory won a Florida state House special election in the district that includes Mar-a-Lago, defeating Republican Jon Maples in a surprise result that signals Democratic momentum ahead of the 2026 midterms.
Illinois voters head to the polls in a Tuesday primary that will usher in a new generation of Democratic leaders for both the U.S. House and Senate amid near-record retirements opening multiple seats and reshaping the state’s congressional map.
Hillary Clinton described her hours-long, closed-door deposition to the House Oversight Committee—part of its Epstein-Maxwell probe—as "political theater" during the GOP-led inquiry.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed a new California voting map to stand for now, a development that could help Democrats win up to five additional seats in the U.S. House as liberals and conservatives clash over redistricting ahead of the midterms.
At a Minneapolis town hall, Rep. Ilhan Omar was sprayed with an unknown liquid by a syringe-wielding man; security intervened and the attacker was taken away as police investigate.