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Trump Pushes Texas GOP to Gerrymander Congressional Maps Ahead of 2026 Midterms

HeadlineJul 17, 2025

The Trump administration has begun making a series of voting-related requests to states, stoking fears of federal interference ahead of next year’s midterm elections. That’s according to The Washington Post, which reports the Justice Department has asked at least nine states to turn over their voter rolls. Two states have reportedly complied so far.

Meanwhile, election officials in Colorado said a consultant who claims to be working with the White House has made an extraordinary request to directly examine voting machines.

In related news, Republican lawmakers are reviving a push to exclude non-U.S. citizens from the official headcount in the 2030 census, which would dramatically impact how congressional districts are drawn. Meanwhile, Trump is pressuring Republicans in Texas to gerrymander their state’s congressional maps ahead of the 2026 midterms in ways that would yield five new Republican seats.

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