The Supreme Court tossed out federal court rulings in Mississippi and North Dakota on Monday over racial redistricting claims under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, weeks after the high court issued a landmark decision changing the standard for such legal challenges.

Across the states that have had their maps redrawn, partisan gerrymandering is eroding the number of competitive districts where elections are actually won and lost.

James Clyburn, the longtime Black representative from South Carolina whose seat could be at stake in mid-decade congressional redistricting, told ABC News that he sees the redrawing of congressional seats held by Black lawmakers as part of a larger history of discrimination and disenfranchisement against Black Americans.

Since the state legislature passed the new congressional maps on May 7, the final day of the three-day special session, four lawsuits have been filed in state and federal courts challenging various aspects of that effort.

Mississippi, however, has appeared to pour cold water on the prospect of a redraw in time for 2026, with Gov. Tate Reeves, R, canceling a special session and saying he saw "no need" to redraw the maps.

Much of the focus of the ongoing redistricting war has been on which political party will come out on top. But it's voters who will pay a cost, say voting experts and voting rights advocates.

On the heels of a stinging gerrymandering loss, three Virginia Democrats told USA TODAY they're still optimistic about their party's midterm chances.

Four years ago, when Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey beat back a crowded nine‑person Republican primary for governor, only 23% of voters participated. On Tuesday, the governor’s race returns to the ballot, but Republican frontrunner U.

What does representation look like for Tennessee voters who were split into three new congressional districts last week? NPR traveled from Memphis into the Nashville suburbs to ask.

Courts sided with Republicans in Tennessee and Virginia