Prime Home Democrat tells Florida’s Ron DeSantis his redistricting plans might backfire on Republicans
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The vote to approve new congressional maps in Virgina places strain on Florida governor Ron DeSantis, who has referred to as a particular session subsequent month to contemplate tit-for-tat adjustments to its personal map. Home Democratic chief Hakeem Jeffries warned any such effort might backfire on Republicans.
Voters in Virginia on Tuesday accredited new congressional maps meant to spice up Democrats’ probabilities of retaking the Home of Representatives, within the newest blow to Donald Trump’s effort to make use of mid-decade redistricting to protect his management of Congress.
Florida might now contemplate adjustments to its personal congressional maps with the intention of selecting up as many as three extra GOP seats – relying on how the legislature attracts the boundaries.
However Jeffries, the Home minority chief, stated Tuesday’s end in Virginia ought to function a warning to DeSantis. He wrote in an announcement:
double citation markIf Florida Republicans proceed with this unlawful scheme, they are going to solely create extra prime-pick up alternatives for Democrats.
We’re ready to take all of them on, and we’re ready to win.
Home Minority Chief Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., speaks throughout a information convention on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, April 16, 2026. {Photograph}: José Luis Magaña/AP
There’s concern how a redrawn Florida map might play out, Politico studies. Democrats not too long ago managed to flip a seat within the Florida state home within the district that’s dwelling to Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago.
The tit-for-tat redistricting battle started final yr after Trump pressed Texas’s Republican-controlled legislature to redraw that state’s congressional maps in a bid to oust as many as 5 Democratic Home lawmakers within the November midterm elections.
California voters retaliated by approving new maps that might flip 5 Republican-held seats, and in Virginia, Abigail Spanberger, the newly elected Democratic governor, backed an effort to redraw her state’s maps following her January inauguration. Tuesday’s referendum might assist Democrats win 4 extra Home seats in November’s midterm elections.
Below the brand new maps, Democrats are actually favored to win in 10 of Virginia’s 11 districts. Within the present delegation, Democrats maintain six seats and Republicans 5.
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Treasury secretary Scott Bessent amongst these on account of testify at hearings right now
There are a selection of congressional hearings developing later, with treasury secretary Scott Bessent testifying earlier than Senate Appropriations at 10am ET.
Vitality secretary Chris Wright will observe at 2.30pm ET, with each males anticipated to be questioned by Democratic lawmakers on how Donald Trump’s struggle in Iran has despatched gasoline costs hovering.
Different appearances right now embrace commerce secretary Howard Lutnick, well being and human providers secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr, inside secretary Doug Burgum and agriculture secretary Brooke Rollins.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks throughout a press briefing within the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room on the White Home in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 15, 2026. {Photograph}: Evan Vucci/ReutersShare
California’s race for governor will get its first marquee second since one-time frontrunner Eric Swalwell abruptly exited the competition, with six candidates set to debate on Wednesday.
4 Democrats and two Republicans will take the stage collectively beginning at 7pm PDT. The highest two will advance on 2 June to the runoff in November, even when they’re from the identical get together.
Nexstar Media Group will broadcast the talk in six of the state’s largest markets, giving this debate a wider viewers than the primary televised debate, which aired on two Fox stations in February.
Within the ballot that decided debate eligibility, Republican and former Fox Information host Steve Hilton led all the area with 17%. Fellow Republican and Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco tied for second with 14%. In the meantime, 23% of these polled have been undecided.
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He can’t reside with him and might’t reside with out him. However, lastly, the conservative podcaster Tucker Carlson appears to have made up his thoughts about Donald Trump. Their up-and-down marriage of political comfort is heading for the divorce courtroom.
On Tuesday Carlson admitted that he might be “tormented” for a very long time by his help for Trump within the 2024 US presidential election “and I need to say I’m sorry for deceptive individuals”. What he didn’t say is whether or not this presages his personal run for president in 2028.
The breaking level was the struggle in Iran, a betrayal of Trump’s promise to finish US international entanglements, and the perceived affect of Israel, which has grow to be a Carlson obsession.
It was the newest – and maybe remaining – twist in a protracted and tortured relationship. Again in 1999, when Trump was probably working for president on a Reform get together ticket, Carlson stated he was “the only most repulsive individual on the planet”. In 2016, he reportedly advised an acquaintance that the Republican frontrunner was “not evil” however “mentally sick”.
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Maya Yang
Practically half of youngsters in the US are respiration harmful ranges of air air pollution, in accordance with a brand new report, as consultants warned Donald Trump’s expansive rollback of protections will make the state of affairs worse.
The twenty seventh annual air high quality report from the American Lung Affiliation (ALA) launched on Wednesday evaluates air pollution throughout the nation by grading ranges of ground-level ozone – also referred to as smog – in addition to year-round and short-term spikes in particle air pollution, generally known as soot. The report analyzed quality-assured information collected between 2022 and 2024.
It discovered that 33.5 million youngsters within the US – 46% of these below 18 – reside in areas that acquired a failing grade for at the least one measure of air air pollution.
The report additionally discovered that 7 million youngsters, or 10% of all youngsters within the US, reside in communities that failed all three measures.
Chatting with the Guardian, Will Barrett, assistant vice-president of the ALA’s Nationwide Clear Air Coverage, stated: “Kids’s lungs are nonetheless growing. For his or her physique measurement, they’re respiration extra air. And in addition, children play open air, they’re extra energetic, they’re respiration in additional out of doors air … So, air air pollution publicity in youngsters can contribute to long-term developmental hurt to their lungs, new circumstances of bronchial asthma, elevated dangers of respiratory sickness and different well being issues later in life.”
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Polls confirmed a detailed race within the weeks main as much as Tuesday’s vote, with indicators that right-leaning voters in Virginia’s rural areas have been incensed by new maps that will see a lot of them represented by lawmakers who reside within the state’s northern suburbs exterior Washington DC.
The surveys additionally confirmed that voters have been divided on Spanberger’s efficiency as governor, with Republicans accusing her of mendacity about her average credentials on the marketing campaign path then rapidly pivoting left as governor, together with by supporting the referendum.
The race noticed heavy spending by Democratic-linked teams and others, who poured greater than $64m into the principle committee backing the referendum. Teams opposing redistricting introduced in round $30m.
Barack Obama recorded tv advertisements in favor of the sure vote, whereas these opposed aired their very own advertisements centered on previous feedback he had made criticizing gerrymandering. Glenn Youngkin, the Republican who preceded Spanberger as governor, campaigned closely for the no vote.
Obama celebrated the consequence on Tuesday night.
“Congratulations, Virginia!” the previous US president posted on social media. “Republicans try to tilt the midterm elections of their favor, however they haven’t achieved it but. Thanks for exhibiting us what it seems like to face up for our democracy and struggle again.”
Indicators are seen exterior Fairfax Authorities Middle throughout the Virginia redistricting referendum, Tuesday, April 21, 2026, in Fairfax, Va. {Photograph}: Julia Demaree Nikhinson/APShare
Prime Home Democrat tells Florida’s Ron DeSantis his redistricting plans might backfire on Republicans
Good day and welcome to the US politics reside weblog.
The vote to approve new congressional maps in Virgina places strain on Florida governor Ron DeSantis, who has referred to as a particular session subsequent month to contemplate tit-for-tat adjustments to its personal map. Home Democratic chief Hakeem Jeffries warned any such effort might backfire on Republicans.
Voters in Virginia on Tuesday accredited new congressional maps meant to spice up Democrats’ probabilities of retaking the Home of Representatives, within the newest blow to Donald Trump’s effort to make use of mid-decade redistricting to protect his management of Congress.
Florida might now contemplate adjustments to its personal congressional maps with the intention of selecting up as many as three extra GOP seats – relying on how the legislature attracts the boundaries.
However Jeffries, the Home minority chief, stated Tuesday’s end in Virginia ought to function a warning to DeSantis. He wrote in an announcement:
double citation markIf Florida Republicans proceed with this unlawful scheme, they are going to solely create extra prime-pick up alternatives for Democrats.
We’re ready to take all of them on, and we’re ready to win.
Home Minority Chief Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., speaks throughout a information convention on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, April 16, 2026. {Photograph}: José Luis Magaña/AP
There’s concern how a redrawn Florida map might play out, Politico studies. Democrats not too long ago managed to flip a seat within the Florida state home within the district that’s dwelling to Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago.
The tit-for-tat redistricting battle started final yr after Trump pressed Texas’s Republican-controlled legislature to redraw that state’s congressional maps in a bid to oust as many as 5 Democratic Home lawmakers within the November midterm elections.
California voters retaliated by approving new maps that might flip 5 Republican-held seats, and in Virginia, Abigail Spanberger, the newly elected Democratic governor, backed an effort to redraw her state’s maps following her January inauguration. Tuesday’s referendum might assist Democrats win 4 extra Home seats in November’s midterm elections.
Below the brand new maps, Democrats are actually favored to win in 10 of Virginia’s 11 districts. Within the present delegation, Democrats maintain six seats and Republicans 5.
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In different developments:
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