A dozen states pursue House map changes before midterms (opens in new tab)

A dozen states have approved new U.S. House maps or are moving toward doing so in an unusual mid-decade redistricting fight before the November midterm elections, Nevada Current reported. Redistricting normally follows the once-a-decade census, but the current push is unfolding between census cycles. The push followed pressure from President Trump on Republican state officials and a Supreme Court ruling late last month that changed the legal terrain for Voting Rights Act-based map challenges....