Supreme Court faces new criticism for redistricting decisions so close to the 2026 elections

Former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams has slammed Republican-led states’ efforts to redraw their congressional maps to favor their party as “evil incarnate”.

The twin rulings gave President Donald Trump and Republicans a major boost in their high-stakes mid-decade redistricting battle with Democrats, giving the House GOP a bit of breathing room as they defend their razor-thin majority in the midterms.

Three weeks ago, many Republicans were feeling gloomy about their chances of keeping a majority in the US House of Representatives after the upcoming midterm congressional elections.

Louisiana senators voted early Wednesday to advance a congressional map that eliminates one of the state's majority-Black districts.