After Trump started a redistricting frenzy last year, some blue states tried – and failed – to counter a wave of red states redrawing maps. CNN’s Marshall Cohen explains how Democrats tied their own hands in the gerrymandering wars.
Black Democratic candidates for governor, the Senate and the House are hoping that attacks on Black representation will bring out Black voters in November.
The Trump administration's renewed attempt to rewrite the rules for counting the U.S. population could upend congressional apportionment in future elections and likely spark a flurry of legal challenges. Why it matters: The administration has proposed cutting undocumented immigrants and people without lawful permanent status from the 2030 tally, a sharp expansion of Trump's prior attempts to overhaul the count that could redefine who is considered part of the U.S. population. - "The current administration wants to have their own definition of who are real Americans, which is not the same as what the census has counted for many, many decades," says William Frey, a senior fellow with Brookings Metro and a demographer who has been a…
The Trump administration's renewed attempt to rewrite the rules for counting the U.S. population could upend congressional apportionment in future elections and likely spark a flurry of legal challenges. Why it matters: The administration has proposed cutting undocumented immigrants and people without lawful permanent status from the 2030 tally, a sharp expansion of Trump's prior attempts to overhaul the count that could redefine who is considered part of the U.S. population. - "The current administration wants to have their own definition of who are real Americans, which is not the same as what the census has counted for many, many decades," says William Frey, a senior fellow with Brookings Metro and a demographer who has been a…Open
The proposals for 2030 are among significant changes that would upend a process for helping allot congressional seats and shape policies that address disparities.
If adopted, the changes could exclude millions of residents from the decennial tally, reshaping congressional representation in the country.
Democrats want to redistrict to expand their number of safe seats in Congress. But that could mean losing some Black lawmakers.
In her mass-produced ubiquity, Kusama became one of her own dots, spreading her image into every corner of our culture.
Lori Bergamotto shares new products inspired by Disney Princess characters that fans can find and preorder to bring the magic home.
Actor, writer and producer Richard Gadd joins Morning Joe to discuss “Half Man,” an HBO Max series following the relationship between so-called “brothers” Niall and Ruben. Gadd, who plays Ruben, opens up on Morning Joe about how he came up with the show, which explores themes of masculinity and repression.
Abdul El-Sayed’s primary win in Michigan and the state’s early spot in the 2028 presidential calendar, may further elevate Arab American voices within the party.