The Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the way for Texas to use its new <\/p>\n
congressional map in the upcoming 2026 midterms, granting a major victory to President<\/p>\n
Donald Trump and GOP leaders who have pushed a nationwide strategy <\/p>\n
of mid-decade redistricting to shore up Republican control of the House.<\/p>\n
The unsigned order blocks a lower federal court ruling that found the map likely unconstitutional on <\/p>\n
racial-gerrymandering grounds and said the boundaries could not be used.<\/p>\n
The ruling, which arrived just days before Texas\u2019s December 8 candidate filing deadline, <\/p>\n
means the state can proceed with a map expected to flip as many as five <\/p>\n
Democratic-held seats into the Republican column. With Republicans currently clinging to a narrow majority, those pickups could determine the balance of power for the final two years of Trump\u2019s presidency.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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