LOS ANGELES (AP) — The midterm elections might be a year away, but the fight for control of the U.S. House is underway in California. Voting opened statewide Monday on whether to dramatically reshape California’s congressional districts to add as many as five Democrat-held seats in Congress — a possible offset to President Donald Trump’s…
Republicans are threatening to remove Democrats from office or even have them arrested. Democrats have declared “we are at war” and pledged to go “nuclear” in response. All of this over maps. How can something so seemingly basic spark such intense rhetoric? That’s because, thanks to a process known as gerrymandering, political fights over maps…
(This story has been refiled to remove an incorrect image) (Reuters) -Democratic lawmakers in Texas said on Sunday they were leaving the state to deny Republicans the quorum needed to redraw the state’s 38 congressional districts, a move sought to protect the Republicans’ narrow U.S. House majority in next year’s midterm elections. President Donald Trump…