Trump-led push to redraw Congress maps faces setbacks in Southern states
Key takeaways
- Conservatives across the country have dashed to draw new district maps to boost their prospects in midterm elections.
- A three-judge federal panel blocked Republicans in Alabama from moving forward with a new map that would eliminate one of the state’s two districts with major Black populations.
- “Ultimately, we cannot see our way clear to requiring Alabamians to cast their votes in the 2026 elections under a districting plan tainted by intentional race-based discrimination,” the panel wrote.
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Conservatives across the country have dashed to draw new district maps to boost their prospects in midterm elections.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo. A demonstrator holds up a sign outside the Alabama Statehouse in Montgomery, May 7 [File: Kim Chandler/AP Photo]By Al Jazeera Staff, Reuters and The Associated Press Published On 26 May 202626 May 2026A push by President Donald Trump to redraw congressional district maps across the US to boost the Republican Party before the midterm elections has faced major setbacks in the Southern states of Alabama and South Carolina.
A three-judge federal panel blocked Republicans in Alabama from moving forward with a new map that would eliminate one of the state’s two districts with major Black populations.