(The Center Square) – California’s congressional redistricting, designed to pick up five more Democratic seats in this year’s midterm elections, was upheld Wednesday in a federal court in downtown Los Angeles.
(The Center Square) - Lawyers supporting and opposing California’s congressional redistricting maps made their closing arguments in the lawsuit Wednesday in federal court in Los Angeles.
(The Center Square) – States looking to pad partisan advantage by redrawing political maps ahead of the 2026 midterms face mounting legal challenges and a fresh race against the clock to get the boundaries settled.
(The Center Square) - Proposition 50, California's mid-decade congressional redistricting initiative, passed with a majority of the vote, according to multiple national news outlets.Â
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley unveiled a sweeping blueprint on Wednesday that he said will restore American democracy, outlining a series of proposals to take on voter suppression, gerrymandering, dark money and unequal representation in our democracy.
To the editor: The sharp divide in our politics is a deception. In almost every issue, broad agreement exists for progressive actions. The schism is the fabrication of extreme groups perpetrated to defend their archaic philosophies.
Congress is currently enjoying a recess, but we really wish they had a teacher to tell them they can’t go outside to play until they finish their work.
