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Why Newsom’s push for new House maps isn’t a sure thing

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposal on the Nov. 4 ballot to reshape California’s U.S. House districts to add five Democratic seats in advance of the 2026 midterm elections is not a sure sale with voters, even in a state where Democrats outnumber registered Republicans by nearly 2-to-1. Democrats accustomed to handily winning elections in California year after year are getting antsy. “I wish I could tell you this election was going to be easy, but it won’t,” the Democratic governor warned in an email to supporters last month. Campaigns are often quick to ...

Who’s more excited to welcome this Trump ally to Virginia — Dems or GOP?

CHESTERFIELD, Va. (AP) — With President Donald Trump noticeably absent from Virginia’s race for governor, Republican Winsome Earle-Sears turned to a prominent Trump ally to help energize supporters Friday night. And Democrats may have been more excited than Republicans to welcome the special guest. Vivek Ramaswamy, the former Republican presidential contender and current candidate for Ohio governor, faced a crowd of roughly 2,000 inside a cavernous barn in suburban Richmond as Earle-Sears looked on. He focused on immigration, free speech and turning swing-state Virginia ...

Where states stand in the battle for partisan advantage in US House redistricting maps

Efforts to redraw U.S. House districts for partisan advantage are spreading to more states ahead of next year’s elections. Missouri on Friday became the third state where lawmakers have approved new congressional districts since President Donald Trump began pushing for mid-decade redistricting. The trend began in Texas, where the Republican-led Legislature passed a plan backed by Trump. California Democrats responded with their own map to help their party, though it still requires voter approval. Redistricting typically occurs once a decade, immediately after a census. But in ...

Conservative Charlie Kirk shot at Utah event

Conservative speaker Charlie Kirk was shot at an event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, on Wednesday afternoon, according to multiple reports and video from the scene. Reports indicate Kirk may have been shot in the neck, although no official word on his status has been released. His ...

A Democratic governor, a Republican legislature: How Josh Stein navigates North Carolina politics

FLETCHER, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein has taken an unusual approach with Republican political opponents in his first eight months leading a highly competitive state where divided government has become the norm. He’s trying to get along with them. Stein, who succeeded fellow Democrat Roy Cooper in January, has made an effort to work with the GOP-controlled General Assembly on things like storm recovery — still a top priority nearly a year since Hurricane Helene’s historic flooding — and on other issues broadly popular with North Carolinians. He’s kept ...

Texas governor signs new voting maps to gain five GOP seats in Congress in 2026

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday signed into law a new congressional voting map designed to help Republicans gain more seats in the 2026 midterm elections, delivering a win for President Donald Trump and his desire to hold on to a slim GOP majority in the U.S. House. The Texas map drafted in rare mid-decade redistricting prompted fierce protests from Democrats and sparked a gerrymandering tug-of-war for voters in states across the country. “Texas is now more red in the United States Congress,” Abbott said in a video he posted on X of him signing the ...