WELCOME TO MEET THE PRESS NOW I'M KRISTEN WELKER. WE BEGIN WITH BREAKING NEWS, A MAJOR DEVELOPMENT IN THE NATIONWIDE REDISTRICTING ARMS RACE AND THE FIGHT FOR CONTROL OF CONGRESS. WITH THE MIDTERMS LESS THAN SIX MONTHS AWAY.TODAY, REPUBLICANS GETTING A BIG BOOST IN THEIR EFFORT TO KEEP THE MAJORITY EVEN AS THE PARTY IS FACING SIGNIFICANT POLITICAL HEADWINDS FROM THE ECONOMY, THE WAR WITH IRAN AND A DEEPLY UNPOPULAR PRESIDENT. THE VIRGINIA SUPREME COURT TODAY SIDING WITH REPUBLICANS, STRIKING DOWN THE DEMOCR ...

Welcome to Meet the Press Now. I'm Kristen Welker. We begin with breaking news.A major development in the nationwide redistricting arms race and the fight for control of Congress. With the midterms less than six months away, today Republicans getting a big boost in their effort to keep the majority even as the party is facing significant political headwinds from the economy, the war with Iran, and a deeply unpopular president. The Virginia Supreme Court today siding with Republicans, striking down the Democ ...

Virginia's top court blocks the Democrats new congressional map. It seems like states all over the place are moving around their maps to various benefit, one party or another. And that includes.But I wonder if it all cancels each other out in the end. I don't know. I don't know.I mean, it's gerrymandering, I guess is kind of the one of the terms for Greg Gerow. Uh, Bloomberg. Elections reporter.Blum. Uh, Greg, can you tell us what happens, uh, in Virginia. Yeah.So the Virginia Supreme Court and a 4 to 3 dec ...

Tennessee lawmakers passed a new congressional map yesterday, dividing up the state's lone majority black district. The redrawn district lines put Republicans in position to gain a seat in this fall's midterm elections and to secure full control over Tennessee's congressional delegation. Tennessee now becomes the ninth state to enact a new congressional map ahead of the midterms.Republicans could pick up as many as 14 seats as a result of the changes, compared with 10 for Democrats. ...

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We have major breaking news on the redistricting fig between Republicans and Democrats nationwide. The Virginia Supreme Court just struck down the new Democrat-friendly redistricting plan that voters just approved at the ballot box a few weeks ago. Let's bring in MSNOW's legal affairs reporter Fallon Gallagher and this ruling just came out.I know you're still reading in. Fallon, what are you learning. Yeah, this is one of there were a few cases pending before the Virginia Supreme Court.And this is the first ...

If we have learned one thing during the course of this administration, it's that sitting back and doing nothing is simply not an option. And in case you're getting yourself up to speed on what is possible, and I was just talking with Chris about this, and I'm certainly doing that, there are states like Colorado where Democrats maintain a trifecta on the state level, and we're activists right now are working to present voters with a redistricting ballot measure this November. There's also New York, which is ...

Tonight, in just the last few hours, Tennessee's governor signed into law the state's new voting map that's going to split up its only majority-black district. A controversial new voting map, which obviously didn't come without protest. You're seeing it here during the vote.They also interrupted debate last night. Police were trying to get the demonstrators out. That's what you're looking at here.So, basically, if you're like, "Okay, what's the upshot? What's this going to do?" It's going to put Republicans ...

Breaking news on redistricting to tell you about now. Tennessee Governor Bill Lee just signed a new congressional map into law, splitting up the state's only majority black district. The move carves up the Memphisbased district held by longtime Democratic Congressman Steve Cohen into three districts, spreading those Democratic voters over multiple districts and putting Republicans in a position to gain a seat in November's election.Earlier today, the Republican le state legislature passed the new map despit ...