Progressives rallied across the country on Saturday to protest against US President Donald Trump’s attempts to get Republican-run state legislatures to redraw their maps to benefit GOP candidates in the 2026 midterm elections.

The anchor rally for the nationwide “ Fight the Trump Takeover ” protests was held in Austin, Texas, where Republicans in the state are poised to become the first in the nation to redraw their maps at the president’s behest.

Progressives in the Lone Star State capital rallied against Trump and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for breaking with historical precedent by carrying out congressional redistricting in the middle of the decade. Independent experts have estimated that the Texas gerrymandering alone could yield the GOP five additional seats in the US House of Represe

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