The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday revived a redrawn Texas electoral map designed to add more Republicans to the U.S. House of Representatives, boosting President Donald Trump's quest for his party to keep control of Congress in the 2026 midterm elections.
The Supreme Court, whose 6-3 conservative majority includes three justices appointed by Trump, granted a request by Texas officials to lift the lower court's ruling blocking the map. The lower court had concluded in a 2-1 decision the map likely was racially discriminatory in violation of U.S. constitutional protections.
"The District Court improperly inserted itself into an active primary campaign, causing much confusion and upsetting the delicate federal-state balance in elections," the justices said in a brief opinion explaining the

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