A panel of federal judges handed North Carolina Republicans a legal victory on Wednesday, allowing them to use a redrawn congressional map that flips one House seat in a swing district red.

The ruling further bolsters the Republican Party’s mid-decade redistricting agenda as President Donald Trump seeks to maintain the House GOP majority leading up to the 2026 midterm elections.

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North Carolina Senate Leader Phil Berger hailed the three-judge panel’s decision.

“As Democrat-run states like California d

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