Anzila Wong

California voters approved that map to counter the new Texas map that President Trump pushed for to help Republicans.

A New York lawsuit filed by a Democratic law firm is trying to force that state's congressional map to be redrawn.

A state judge is set to decide soon whether to throw out that case.

Missouri's Republican-friendly map is still facing lawsuits and a referendum effort.

Plus, another wave of congressional gerrymandering may be coming, depending on what and when the Supreme Court decides in a Louisiana case.

Many legal experts are expecting the court's decision to weaken the Voting Rights Act's protections against racial discrimination in redistricting.

Anzila Wong, NPR News.

Congress, the executive branch, really have to prioritize investment in modernizing this system right away if this system is to survive and do its job.

This final Supreme Court decision means that next year's midterm election in Texas will be held using a congressional map that could help Republicans pick up five more House seats.

The ruling comes after President Trump pushed Texas and other Republican-led states to draw new voting districts to help the GOP win.

A lower court blocked Texas' redrawn map after finding its challengers are likely to prove in a trial that the map violates the Constitution by discriminating against voters based on their race.

That's because multiple top Republican lawmakers made public statements suggesting they passed it

to get rid of existing districts where Black and Latino voters together make up the majority.

The congressional gerrymandering fight now continues in other states.

A federal court hearing on California's new map is set for this month.

Anzila Wong, NPR News.

Demonstrators gathered outside the Washington, D.C. headquarters of USAID. Democratic Representative Jamie Raskin of Maryland says he's concerned how the Trump administration's efforts are upending initiatives to stop the spread of viruses globally.

Demonstrators gathered outside the Washington, D.C. headquarters of USAID. Democratic Representative Jamie Raskin of Maryland says he's concerned how the Trump administration's efforts are upending initiatives to stop the spread of viruses globally.

Representative Ilhan Omar, Democrat from Minnesota, says USAID's work affects families in refugee camps like the ones she grew up in.

Representative Ilhan Omar, Democrat from Minnesota, says USAID's work affects families in refugee camps like the ones she grew up in.