Senator Bill Cassidy loses Louisiana GOP primary to Trump-backed candidates, ending his 20-year political career. Cassidy's 2021 vote to convict Trump and clashes with Health Secretary RFK Jr. contributed to his defeat.
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Louisiana voters decide Saturday whether Sen. Bill Cassidy will hold his seat against Trump-backed Rep. Julia Letlow and John Fleming. Cassidy's 2021 impeachment vote and clashes with the Trump administration have shaped a contentious GOP primary that could lead to a runoff.
Rep. Steve Cohen announces he will not seek reelection after Tennessee’s GOP-led redistricting splits his Memphis district, a move he says dilutes Black voting power. Cohen may reconsider if legal challenges to the new map succeed.
The Supreme Court has allowed Alabama to use a new congressional map with only one majority-Black district, sending the case back to a lower court amid ongoing voting rights litigation. The decision follows a recent ruling weakening the Voting Rights Act.
Virginia Democrats have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate a voter-approved congressional map blocked by the Virginia Supreme Court, arguing the state court’s ruling violated federal law and overrode the will of the people.
The Supreme Court extends a temporary order maintaining mail access to the abortion pill mifepristone while reviewing a case that could limit its availability nationwide.
Alabama passes legislation allowing new primary elections if courts permit use of a Republican-drawn congressional map that reduces Democratic seats. The move follows a Supreme Court ruling narrowing the Voting Rights Act and is part of a wider southern GOP effort to redraw districts before the midterms.
Tennessee's Republican legislature approves a new congressional map that splits the state's majority-Black district in Memphis, a move expected to favor Republicans in the 2024 midterms. The redistricting follows a Supreme Court ruling limiting racial gerrymandering protections.