congressional district
Coverage of congressional district in the Nexus archive.
- What democratic socialist wins mean for Democratic Party's future
Democratic socialists achieved a primary victory in Colorado with Melat Kiros defeating Congresswoman Diana DeGette, ending her 30-year tenure in the state's first congressional district. CBS News' Anthony Salvanto analyzed the outcome.
- ‘They want the country to be what it was in 1776’: anger in Memphis after Republicans redraw voting maps
Tennessee Republicans redrew the state's congressional maps after the US supreme court weakened part of the Voting Rights Act, eliminating a Democratic, Black-majority district. The change sparked anger in Memphis, particularly in the Binghampton neighborhood.
- Louisiana House candidate sues over suspended primary
Louisiana congressional candidate Lindsay Garcia (D) sued Gov. Jeff Landry (R) to block the suspension of the state’s House primary elections. The lawsuit follows a Supreme Court ruling that the state’s second majority-Black congressional district was an unconstitutional gerrymander. Garcia and voter Eugene Collins argue the elections were already in progress.