Fact Check Team: Redistricting battles heat up as states redraw congressional maps

As the 2026 midterms approach, both political parties are actively working to redraw congressional district maps.
KPBS

Gavin Newsom’s congressional maps face their final test at the ballot box

Tuesday’s ballot measure asks voters to approve Newsom’s plan to temporarily sideline California’s independent redistricting ...

California voters take up Prop 50, a Democratic push for more U.S. House seats

California’s Proposition 50 asks voters to suspend House maps drawn by an independent commission and replace them with ...
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Roadside Attractions Illinois: The Best Stops You Won’t Forget

You may know Illinois for Chicago and the big-city experience. Still, some of my favorite stops in the Prairie State are ...
Opinion

Voters lose when maps get redrawn before every election instead of once a decade − a trend started in Texas, moving to California and likely spreading across the country

(THE CONVERSATION) After the U.S. census is conducted every 10 years, each state must redraw its congressional districts to account for any loss or gain of congressional seats and to maintain an equal ...
Proposition 206

California Proposition 50, Use of Legislative Congressional Redistricting Map Amendment (2025)

In response to Texas' mid-decade partisan congressional redistricting, this measure temporarily requires new congressional district maps, as passed by the Legislature in August 2025, to be used in ...
Today

When can kids stay home alone? Find out the law in your state

You have to run a quick errand and it’s not worth battling your kid to put on their shoes and get in the car. Honestly, it would be easier to leave them at home — but is that legal? Bottom line: It's ...
Opinion

Arnold Schwarzenegger Tells Bill Maher Point Blank He Thinks Prop 50 Is ‘a Big Scam’

Schwarzenegger shared his two cents on Newsom's Prop 50 measure on "Real Time With Bill Maher," where he slammed the political move as "a big scam." ...
CalMatters

What to know about California’s 2025 special election

All eyes are on California this fall as voters decide whether to approve Proposition 50, which would temporarily set aside the state’s nonpartisan citizen redistricting commission and adopt new ...
AOL

Millions expected to flood streets at ‘No Kings’ protests targeting Trump across all 50 states

Organizers of the "No Kings" protests expect millions of Americans to take to city streets on Saturday to demonstrate against the Trump administration. More than 2,500 events are planned across all 50 ...
AOL

Nearly 50 No Kings Day protests planned Oct. 18 in Connecticut: See map, weather forecast

Connecticut is set to hold nearly 50 "No Kings" protests across the state on Saturday, Oct. 18, joining a national movement that organizers expect to be the largest single day of protest in modern ...
Mental Floss

12 Proposed U.S. States That Didn't Make the Cut

The road to our 50 states is littered with wannabe territories that couldn't wait to be admitted to the union, but never quite got there. Here are 12 states that could have been. After the ...