State Redistricting News Today

awe >> greetings everyone, youre watching simone. theres a lot of talk on capitol hill about how speaker kevin mccarthys so-called been win -- but i have to ask, how can it be a win if the country is still at risk of defaulting on its own debt? congressman -- is here to weigh in on this and much more. former vice president mike pence testifying before a federal grand jury this week as part of the special counsel investigation into donald trumps efforts to overturn the 2020 election res...

states to delve into more specific gun legislation that they thought was necessary. obviously what is going to work in california and what is going to pass in texas two very different outcomes there. but very significant that you had cornyn talking about this yesterday, in texas, that lawmakers are going to be having these discussions. and im told the goal and hope is that they might be able to have some framework when they return from their recess. now, thats not very much time, but a...

1988 ad was used by George H.W. Bush against Michael Dukakis. Kelly creates nearly shot-for-shot remake.

And multiple rulings. the chief justice slammed their utter refusal to comply with this courts orders as rulings of law. but this past friday, a federal court voted to allow ohios legislative map to go forward this cycle, despite the fact it has been declared unconstitutional multiple times. essentially it rewards the run out the clock strategy, while also ignoring u.s. supreme courts previous decision that federal courts shouldnt weigh in on state redistricting. this is cynical and lawless thro...

Control of the house. they control the line drawing in more states and states with mark districts than democrats do. thats at the end of the day its notot likely to give them that big of an advantage. big two or three seats when all is said and done, which is nothing. these are important things in which the elections taking plays what may look like a great mapped the april 1 party maybe two to four years now the political environment, that map may not hold up. >> we also have the senses, which i...

Based off of their race and membership in an ethic groups. the doj does have one thing working for them thats going to be helpful. section two no longer requires intent so you dont have to establish there was some sorts of discriminatory. you do have to establish the results. the doj in their complaints and file in pleadings have put forward some arguments. >> even when the court was split by four with robert voting with the conservative group of justices, they still, its a great deference to st...

The complaint also asks the court to establish interim plans pending a lawful state redistricting. this is not the first time texas has acted to minimize the voting rights of its minority citizens. decade after decade courts have found that texas as enacted redistricting plans that deliberately dilute the voting strength of latino and black voters and that violate the voting rights act. the attorney general has made clear that the justice department will not stand idly by in the face of unlawful...

I think we can, i am not sure we will. that comes from, my dad used to say all the time. son, where ever there is a will, there is a way. so i am not too sure that democrats will develop the will to win for 2022. >> ouch! house majority whip james clyburn warned democrats they may lose the party 2022 because of divisions within the party. the battle over owe districting and state redistricting.

GOP Reps. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.)), Mike Bost (R-Ill.), Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.), Darin LaHood (R-Ill.), and Mary Miller (R-Ill.) accused the committee of favoring Democrats in the new maps.

A coalition of community groups are touting a map with newly drawn district lines for state lawmakers. The group says its so-called "unity" map reflects