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Trump's mid-decade redistricting push reshapes the 2026 map

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Killed the Trump-backed redistricting bill in December 2025; eight of the dissenting Republicans face primaries on May 5, 2026

Congressional maps are normally redrawn once a decade, after the Census. In August 2025, Texas broke that convention at President Trump's urging—redrawing its map five years early to flip five Democratic-held seats. The move triggered a chain reaction: California redrew to flip five Republican seats back, Missouri and North Carolina followed, and the White House began pushing every Republican-controlled state to do the same.

Updated 4 hours ago