A high-stakes effort by Kansas Republicans to quickly redraw the state’s congressional map and potentially target its sole Democratic member of Congress has hit a roadblock, at least for now. State House Speaker Dan Hawkins announced Tuesday that he did not secure the two-thirds majority needed to convene a special session without Democratic Governor Laura Kelly’s approval.

The push to redraw U.S. House districts mid-decade followed a call from President Donald Trump for GOP-led states to strengthen the party’s position ahead of the 2026 midterms. States like Texas, Missouri, and North Carolina have already acted, creating several new GOP-leaning seats.

The apparent target of the special session was four-term U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids, the Democrat representing the 3rd Congressional Dist

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