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DeSantis purposely dismantled a Black congressional district, attorney says as trial over map begins

Lawyers representing Black voters told a three-judge federal panel that Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis violated the U.S. Constitution by deliberately dismantling a congressional district that favored Black candidates

The Independent UK

DeSantis eyes revoking constitutional safeguard for Florida’s Black voters

The state’s Republican governor is already appealing a judge’s decision to strike down unlawful election maps

The Guardian - US

Florida judge strikes down DeSantis-backed voting map as unconstitutional

Circuit court judge rules redistricting proposal ‘results in the diminishment of Black voters’ ability to elect their candidate of choice’

The Guardian - US

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DeSantis Florida redistricting map is unconstitutional and must be redrawn, judge says

The decision was the latest to strike down new congressional maps in Southern states over concerns that they diluted the voting power of Black residents.

WEKU

DeSantis' redistricting map in Florida is unconstitutional and must be redrawn, judge says

A judge says that a Florida redistricting plan pushed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis violates the state constitution

The Independent UK

How Florida's congressional map could change before the 2024 elections

Black voters in Florida could regain a congressional district where they make up a sizable share of the population, if voting rights groups prevail in an ongoing legal battle.

WEKU

At the Races: Inflation confrontation - Roll Call

The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns nationwide, sharing the best stories, with some extras, in the At the Races newsletter.

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Deal over Florida's redistricting plan could lead to restoration of Black-dominant district

Voting rights groups have agreed to narrow their lawsuit against state officials over a Florida redistricting plan championed by Gov. Ron DeSantis

The Independent UK

How Ron DeSantis waged a targeted assault on Black voters: ‘I fear for what’s to come’

In gerrymandering voting maps and gutting one of the biggest expansions of voting rights, the Florida governor seeks to dilute Black political power

The Guardian - US

Once again, Shelby stands alone when it comes to earmarks

WASHINGTON — Call him the billion-dollar man.

Tribune News Service

Once again, Shelby stands alone when it comes to earmarks - Roll Call

Alabama Sen. Richard C. Shelby goes out on top, while Sen. James M. Inhofe and Rep. Randy Weber come on strong.

Roll Call

Did DeSantis’ map deliver the US House to Republicans? It’s complicated

National Republicans’ goal of regaining full control of Congress in a sweeping red wave didn’t materialize on Election Day.

Tribune News Service

U.S. Rep. Neal Dunn (R) defeats U.S. Rep. Al Lawson (D) in FL-02

U.S. Rep. Neal Dunn (R) defeated U.S. Rep. Al Lawson (D) in the general election for Florida’s 2nd Congressional District on Nov. 8, 2022. Dunn received 60% of the vote to Lawson’s 40%. This election was one of two U.S. House races in which two incumbents faced off in the…

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Wave did not hit, but McCarthy predicts GOP House control - Roll Call

A "red wave" did not hit the House, but Republicans picked up seats even as they lost some and were confident they'd have control next year.

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How vulnerable House incumbents fared in the 2022 midterms - Roll Call

Incumbent Democrats were defending 36 of the more than 50 competitive seats in the House in this year's midterm elections.

Tribune News Service

A week out, here are 2022’s most vulnerable House and Senate members

WASHINGTON — A week before Election Day, the list of the 10 most vulnerable House members includes a few new faces, while those on the Senate list remain the same, just in a new order.

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A week out, here are 2022’s most vulnerable House and Senate members - Roll Call

Roll Call's ranking of the 10 most vulnerable House and Senate incumbents one week before Election Day 2022.

Salon

DeSantis gerrymander may be illegal

DeSantis’ move, secretly aided by GOP-linked national operatives, came over the objections of GOP lawmakers

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Florida judge rejects Ron DeSantis congressional map that ‘diminishes’ Black voters

Republican governor will appeal a ruling that rejects his redistricting plan that dilutes Black voting power in the state

Salon

Judge blocks Ron DeSantis' racist map

DeSantis' plan "diminishes African Americans' ability to elect the representatives of their choice," judge says

Tribune News Service

Florida’s congressional map: An about-face in GOP strategy and a setback for Blacks

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — “I can hear the moans.’‘

Roll Call

Florida map boosts Republicans partly at Black voters' expense - Roll Call

New lines in Florida could help Republicans pick up some of the five seats they need for a House majority, but a lawsuit is likely.

The Independent UK

GOP lawmakers vote remotely more often after initial scorn

Just seven Republicans joined most Democrats to use remote voting in the House when it began two years ago as the pandemic erupted

The Independent UK

House GOP voting remotely more often after initial scorn

Just seven Republicans, along with most Democrats, used remote voting in the House when voting-from-somewhere-else was first allowed two years ago as the pandemic erupted

Miami Herald

Republicans embrace DeSantis’ congressional map as opponents call it illegal, racist

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The first day of the special session on congressional redistricting exposed how raw and divisive the next few months may be in Florida politics as the congressional map drawn by the governor was advanced by two Republican-controlled committees Tuesday, while Democrats and minority voting advocates blasted the…

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