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Redistricting Battle Heats Up as Republicans Defend House Majority
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In Short: The U.S. House of Representatives narrowly approved a bill to sanction Russia's oil and gas exports, aiming to squeeze the country's revenue amid the ongoing war in Ukraine.
The U.S. House of Representatives narrowly approved a bill to sanction Russia's oil and gas exports, aiming to squeeze the country's revenue amid the ongoing war in Ukraine. The bill, which passed by a wafer-thin majority, will now move forward under a procedure requiring only a simple majority vote.
In the midst of the redistricting battle, the House's action reflects a bipartisan effort to address the conflict with Russia. Republican Senate Majority Leader Shane Massey argued against redrawing maps, stating that such efforts would be short-sighted.
However, the Supreme Court's recent ruling limiting the use of race in redistricting has emboldened Republican-controlled states to redraw maps, potentially impacting the upcoming midterm elections. Tennessee recently divided its only majority-Black district, while Indiana saw primary losses for senators who opposed a Trump-backed redistricting plan.
The court's decision has intensified the mid-decade redistricting battle, with parties vying for control of the narrowly divided House. Tuesday's vote in South Carolina represents a setback for Republicans seeking to expand their redistricting advantage before the midterms.
What's confirmed
- The U.S. House of Representatives narrowly approved a bill to sanction Russia's oil and gas exports, aiming to squeeze the country's revenue amid the ongoing war in Ukraine. The bill, which passed by a wafer-thin majority, will now move forward under a procedure requiring only a simple majority vote.
- In the midst of the redistricting battle, the House's action reflects a bipartisan effort to address the conflict with Russia. Republican Senate Majority Leader Shane Massey argued against redrawing maps, stating that such efforts would be short-sighted.
- However, the Supreme Court's recent ruling limiting the use of race in redistricting has emboldened Republican-controlled states to redraw maps, potentially impacting the upcoming midterm elections. Tennessee recently divided its only majority-Black district, while Indiana saw primary losses for senators who opposed a Trump-backed redistricting plan.
- The court's decision has intensified the mid-decade redistricting battle, with parties vying for control of the narrowly divided House. Tuesday's vote in South Carolina represents a setback for Republicans seeking to expand their redistricting advantage before the midterms.
What's still developing
- The publication said that according to the source, the bill will be brought up for consideration under a procedure that requires a simple majority vote.
- But Ukrainian is the only state language and spoken by the majority, and some see Russian as a tool of Russian influence.
- For millions of Ukrainians, Russian is their first language including many of the troops defending the country in its war with Russia.
- The vote shuts the door, at least for now, on Republican plans to carve up the state’s lone majority-Black district, represented by longtime Democratic Rep. James Clyburn, before the midterm elections.
- A major U.S. Supreme Court ruling last month that limited using race in redistricting has paved the way for GOP-controlled states with majority-minority districts represented by Democrats to consider redrawing their maps.
- Tuesday’s vote came a week after five Indiana state senators who voted against a Trump-backed redistricting plan last year lost their Republican primaries to challenges he endorsed.
- A resolution that would have extended the state’s legislative session, set to end this week, to tackle redistricting fell short of the two-thirds support needed, with five Republicans voting against it.
- House Primaries to August, leave the rest on the same schedule.