Gerrymandering

North Carolina's Supreme Court ruled on Friday that state Senate boundaries drawn by Republican legislators - under which the court permitted this year's elections to be conducted - remain tainted by partisan bias and must be redrawn by…

The grinding battle over congressional redistricting is drawing to a close. And, contrary to expectations that the process would result in big Republican gains, the final House of Representatives map may well improve somewhat for…

Last year, Brian Kemp, the governor of Georgia, signed into law one of the nation’s most comprehensive voter-suppression bills, while sitting under a painting of a plantation. It was a fitting metaphor for a man who, as Georgia’s…

Congressional redistricting — the process of redrawing the nation’s 435 congressional districts to reflect the results of the 2020 census — is not quite finished,…

Washington obsesses over how many Republicans will vote for the eminently qualified Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown JacksonKetanji Brown JacksonSunday shows preview: US, allies up pressure on Russia; Jackson undergoes confirmation…

On Thursday's Morning Edition, they stacked the verbal deck against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in the state's redistricting battle. Anchor Rachel Martin began with a hint of racial animus: "Governor Ron DeSantis wants maps that…

When about three-quarters of Ohioans voted to end partisan gerrymandering, did any of us think the standards of partisan neutrality and politically proportionate districts were meant to be optional?That’s what Republican leaders on the…

A proposal to have two spring primaries has local officials concerned about voter turnout and confusion. TOLEDO, Ohio — Ohio legislative leaders are warning the state may have to hold two primary elections this year…

Remember less than a year ago when CNN's Chris Cillizza denounced "gerrymandering" as a heinous attempt by Republicans to draw "outlandish legislative and congressional districts for purely political reasons?" Well, suddenly such an act…

Fed up with his party’s kowtowing to its “progressive” wing with soft-on-crime policies, a former conservative Democratic Brooklyn lawmaker switched his party registration to Republican as he plots a run for his…