[Music] Welcome back. The Texas redistricting battle has teed off a massive nationwide fight now facing Supreme Court scrutiny. Justice Alto temporarily pausing a lower court ruling which saw a panel of federal judges bar the Texas GOP's new congressional map.The lower court judges ordered the state to use the existing districts drawn in 2021. While that newly drawn map could give Republicans five extra seats, the Supreme Court has now asked the challengers of the new maps to file their responses by 5:00 p. ...

"The GOP plan to redraw the Texas political map in their favor, would set off a national redistricting battle, is now hanging by a thread" Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has temporarily stayed a lower court order that would have blocked Texas from implementing its new congressional map. Rev. Al Sharpton unpacks and reacts to these recent developments. MS NOW: My Source for News, Opinion, and the World. Same mission. New name. » Subscribe to MS NOW: https://www.youtube.com/@msnow MS NOW is the go-to dest ...

Texas asked the Supreme Court to let it use a redistricted congressional map that was blocked by a lower court and that would potentially help Republicans gain as many as five House seats https://t.co/zoz0IYHhDn ...

Bettors think there is a 80% chance that Texas will use a new map in 2026. But surprisingly, even if Republicans prevail in court, their decision to launch a redistricting war could still end up backfiring https://t.co/UPJFHafNQv ...

The state wants the justices to set aside a lower-court ruling that blocked Texas from using the redistricted map, which would potentially help Republicans gain as many as five House seats. https://t.co/d8Ogay0419 ...

EVERYWHERE. >> THIS WHOLE NOTION THAT REPUBLICANS WERE GOING TO BE ABLE TO GERRYMANDER THEIR WAY INTO RIGGING THE MIDTERM ELECTIONS AND DEMOCRATS IN THE HOUSE WERE JUST GOING TO UNILATERALLY DISARM, ROLL OVER AND PLAY DEAD WAS A FANTASY. AND I TOLD THAT TO MIKE JOHNSON MONTHS AGO DIRECTLY.THIS IS NOT GOING TO END WELL FOR YOU. THEY STARTED THIS REDISTRICTING FIGHT. WE WILL END IT.>> WELCOME BACK. THAT WAS HOUSE MINORITY LEADER HAKEEM JEFFRIES TODAY AS THE REDISTRICTING BATTLE HEATS UP AND COMES AFTER REPUBL ...

We are following some breaking news and a setback for Republicans redistricting efforts in Texas. A federal court today blocking Texas from using a new congressional map that was at the heart of a national reckoning on the issue of redistricting after the president urged that state to redraw its districts to give Republicans more seats in next year's midterms. That of course prompted California Democrats to retaliate by redrawing their districts.the court ordering Texas to use its old map which was passed i ...

Texas. The Texas redistricting map has been thrown out by a judge. Texas cannot use this new redrawn map uh drawn by Republicans in hopes of generating what another five uh additional Republican House seats.This is from a panel of three judges just ruling today. A massive blow to President Trump's efforts to redraw the congressional map. And it of course follows Prop 50 passing in California that you know a thing or two about.Uh Jane Harmon is are we gonna find that Gavin Newsome actually has the upper hand ...

It's certainly a big decision, one that, you know, Red had crossed in the Bloomberg terminal, one that could have implications for the 2026 midterm elections as we gear up for those. I'm curious, is this the end or does this go to the Supreme Court next. I mean, I would imagine that this will definitely be appealed and could likely end up at the Supreme Court.I mean, first of all, one of the most conservatives appeals court is right near us. That is the Texas or I'm sorry, that's the appellate division in L ...

President Donald Trump is looking to get even with California after Gavin Newsome, the governor, put off a major win on Prop 50, even though the ballot measure won by an overwhelming majority. Trump's DOJ just joined a Republican lawsuit aimed at blocking those new maps. Yeah, this is a fight they started.So, let me explain. Prop 50 redraws district lines in California that could allow Dems to pick up five plus seats in next year's midterms. Newsome sought out the ballot measure after Trump's aggressive red ...