Trump’s redistricting gamble backfires

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00:00Trump's redistricting gamble backfires.

00:03Donald Trump's push for Republican legislatures to redraw congressional maps mid-decade

00:08has run into losses in court, criticism from judges, and hesitant GOP lawmakers.

00:14Several Republican state senators refused special sessions to redraw maps,

00:18citing legal risk and insufficient votes.

00:21A three-judge federal panel in El Paso found substantial evidence of racial gerrymandering,

00:26ordered Texas to revert to its 2021 lines, and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said he would appeal.

00:34The U.S. Supreme Court allowed Texas to use the Republican-drawn map while litigation continues,

00:39a short-term win that could flip as many as five seats.

00:42Judge Diana Gibson of Utah's 3rd District rejected the legislature's map C,

00:47saying it broke state redistricting rules and unduly favors Republicans.

00:51She adopted a corrective map from plaintiffs that offers Democrats a real shot at a seat.

00:57Indiana's Republican led House Advance a Trump-endorsed plan to fragment Indianapolis into multiple districts,

01:04potentially jeopardizing two Democratic U.S. House members.

01:08Sponsor Representative Ben Smaltz said the map and its language came from the National Republican Redistricting Trust,

01:15and mid-decade redistricting may be the new normal.

01:17Democratic leaders and voters in California backed a state amendment to redraw congressional districts,

01:24prompting the Justice Department to sue to block the change.

01:28In response to Republicans seeking mid-decade benefits,

01:31Democrats have retaliated with legal action and ballot initiatives.

01:35The Supreme Court reinstated Texas' GOP congressional map

01:39that could shift as many as five House seats to Republicans.

01:42Opponents are filing Voting Rights Act and constitutional claims,

01:46seeking federal injunctions,

01:48and urging court-drawn remedial maps or previous lines.

01:51Trial court wins in Texas and Utah have yielded temporary relief.

01:56Supreme Court interventions can alter House control,

01:58a president's agenda, federal oversight, and committee chair positions.