Supreme Court clears California’s mid-decade map, boosting Democratic House gains

The Supreme Court declined to block California’s mid-decade redistricting map, allowing it to stand and is expected to send five more Democrats to Congress. GOP and Trump lawyers argued the map was a racial gerrymander, but the Court issued a one-line order with no explanation after lower courts upheld the map as primarily driven by partisan considerations. California voters approved Prop. 50, and supporters say the decision protects a state-led redistribution, while critics warn GOP seats could still be at risk.