Author: Kevin Doyle
Published on: 22/11/2025 | 00:00:00
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The order signed on Friday by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito will remain in place at least for the next few days. Recommended Stories list of 4 items list 1 of 4US court blocks new Texas congressional map while state officials appeal list 2 of 4Trump administration joins lawsuit against California’s redistricting maps list 3 of 3Trump claims California election was rigged. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton hailed the ruling. Texas redrew its congressional map in August as part of US President Donald Trump’s efforts to preserve a slim Republican majority in the House of Representatives in next year’s mid-term elections. The new redistricting map for Texas was engineered to give Republicans five additional House seats, but a panel of federal judges in El Paso ruled 2-1 on Tuesday. It was likely racially discriminatory in violation of US constitutional protections, the court found. California voters approved new redistricting maps that would add an additional Republican seat each. California voters also approved a ballot initiative to give Democrats an additional five seats there. Republicans currently hold slim majority in both chambers of Congress.
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