#redistricting

#redistricting

Virginia Democrats are taking steps to redraw their state's U.S. House districts, hoping to boost their party's chances in next year's midterm elections and counter President Donald Trump's push for more partisan districts in Republican-run states. The purpose includes congressional redistricting aimed at gaining more Democratic-held seats, according to four sources with direct knowledge of the plans who spoke on condition of anonymity to The Associated Press because they are not authorized to publicly discuss them.

It's not a general election year - but Santa Clara County's November ballot is stacked with high-stakes decisions spelling major impacts for Silicon Valley and California. County voters on Nov. 4 will consider everything from gerrymandering to the fate of their public hospitals to their first new elected Assessor in 30 years. The last day to register to vote in the special election is Oct. 20. Those who miss the deadline can request a provisional ballot at any vote center.

If Prop. 50 passes, California would forgo the current maps drawn by a 14-member group comprising five Republicans, five Democrats, and four commissioners not affiliated with the two major parties. Instead, new maps would favor Democrats in California's congressional elections as a way to counter similar, Republican-led plans elsewhere in the country to boost the GOP. If you're having trouble visualizing what, exactly, that could look like, these interactive maps help show both the big-picture, statewide changes and the changes to your own congressional district.

But after President Trump persuaded Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to redraw his state's maps in order to improve Republican chances of retaining control of Congress in 2026, Von Wilpert said she decided California's only option was to fight back with new maps of its own, favoring Democrats. There's too much at stake for LGBTQ+ people and other marginalized Californians to do otherwise, said Von Wilpert - who is

The Washington Roundtable is joined by the former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Keren Yarhi-Milo, the dean of the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University, to discuss why interpreting the psychology of world leaders such as Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, and Xi Jinping is essential to understanding global crises. Clinton also shares her thoughts on Gavin Newsom's plan for redistricting in California, the Trump Administration's free-speech crackdown in the wake of the Charlie Kirk assassination, and ABC's decision to pull "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" off the air.