The two largest U.S. states have launched a congressional mid-decade redistricting war, and several other states are joining the fray ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, which Democrats hope will mark the end of Republicans’ control of the federal government.

Both Republicans and Democrats have in the past utilized redistricting —or the redrawing of congressional district borders following the population census every 10 years—for political gain. But in July, amid pressure from President Donald Trump, a rare mid-decade redistricting effort emerged in Texas, in an apparent attempt to maintain Republicans’ razor-thin majority in Congress.

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Despite attempts by Texas’ Democratic lawmakers to stall the redistr

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