Jen reports on threats to democracy in states across the country. She previously covered elections and local government at the Houston Chronicle and at Houston’s NPR station. She loves voting early on Halloween.
Democrats and civil-rights advocates are speaking out after the U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority delivered a final blow to the Voting Rights Act (VRA) Tuesday when it allowed Alabama to use a congressional map previously found to have discriminated against Black voters.
Rep. Chip Roy’s loss emphasizes Trump’s continued sway over the GOP and his willingness to exact revenge against Republicans who defy him.
A judge appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) has cleared the way for Florida to use its new congressional map — drawn by DeSantis’ office — in the 2026 midterm elections, despite what plaintiffs called “staggering” evidence that it violates the state’s voter-approved ban on partisan gerrymandering.
A federal district court Tuesday blocked Alabama from using its 2023 congressional map in this year’s midterm elections, after plaintiffs in a long-running legal challenge asked the court for an emergency order halting the last-minute gerrymander.
President Donald Trump’s national redistricting war is far from over, but Democrats are ready to redraw congressional maps in seven more states ahead of the 2028 election, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Tuesday.
After months of legal battles, Missouri redistricting opponents are asking a court to stop state officials from using delay tactics to put a new gerrymander in place for the 2026 midterms.
Indiana Democrats are calling on their state’s anti-voting Secretary of State Diego Morales (R) to recuse himself from overseeing the recount process for a close state senate primary election between a Republican incumbent and a challenger supported by President Donald Trump.
As Alabama voters head to the polls Tuesday to choose primary nominees for the 2026 midterm elections, confusion reigns.
Florida Republicans’ new gerrymandered congressional map violates a voter-approved state ban on partisan gerrymandering, voting advocates argued Friday, asking a court to block the state from using the map in the 2026 elections.
When the Missouri Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the state does not have to pause implementation of a pro-GOP gerrymander despite a pending challenge to the map, it sent a clear message: Republicans have the greenlight to drag their feet and deny voters a chance to weigh in on the gerrymander.
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