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[laughter] >> in the history of the world, paul. paul: how can they just dump a commission? >> you have seen this happening all over. this outbreak of the notion of the nonpartisan commission has become very bogus across states. when you look at the fine print at a lot of these places where they have been set up, you do have a default if the legislature or if the commission cannot come to an agreement, the legislature gets a step and. often that is a liberal legislature. moreover i would point out these commissions are hardly nonpartisan themselves and they tend to be populated with a lot of l...

Leaning districts, but republican state lawmakers are pushing a plan to keep the district in tact. jane, walk us through what desantis is proposing and why the rest of his party isn't on board. >> reporter: you know, lindsey, governor desantis is gerrymander, and florida is unique in it's one of the few states that the republicans control the redistricting process. and the state has their district amendments to their constitution, and passed by voters in 2010, and try and make it so you can't do a lot of partisan gerrymandering. they try and limit the effect you can have on that. republicans t...

Donald trump for inciting the insurrection, called it, quote, pretty damn embarrassing that the republican national committee would go that route. >> manu raju on capitol hill, thank you. the supreme court just delivered a major victory to republicans. for now, upholding alabama's new congressional map. a lower court previously rejected the gop-drawn map, saying it diluted the political power of black voters. with the house majority still the slimmest of margins, the once-a-decade redistricting process could tip the balance. this is a fight that encompasses voting rights, racial justice, and...

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