It’s highly unusual for states to redraw their Congressional maps mid-decade, rather than after the decennial census. But when President Trump all but ordered Texas to maximize Republicans’ advantage in the 2026 midterms, state Republicans complied . Texas’s new maps, passed over the vociferous objections of Democrats — who fled the state for two weeks in protest — are thought to guarantee up to five more seats for Republicans in the race for the House. Now Trump is pressuring Indiana, Missouri , and more red states to follow Texas’s lead, though it’s unclear how successful he’ll be . California Governor Gavin Newsom has struck back for Democrats, pushing (temporary) new maps through the state legislature, overturning a state commission tasked with drawing fair maps. (The proposal

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