{"id":2513767,"date":"2025-11-23T12:35:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-23T17:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-appointed-judge-may-have-just-cost-republicans-nearly-half-a-dozen-house-seats\/"},"modified":"2025-11-23T12:36:47","modified_gmt":"2025-11-23T17:36:47","slug":"trump-appointed-judge-may-have-just-cost-republicans-nearly-half-a-dozen-house-seats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-appointed-judge-may-have-just-cost-republicans-nearly-half-a-dozen-house-seats\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump-Appointed Judge May Have Just Cost Republicans Nearly Half a Dozen House Seats"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-appointed-judge-may-have-just-cost-republicans-nearly-half-a-dozen-house-seats%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2513767&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A three<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >-judge federal panel ruled<\/a> that Texas cannot use the republican-drawn redistricting map designed for the 2026 midterm elections, as it was found to be racially gerrymandered.The map, signed into law by Texas Governor Greg Abbott in August, aimed to add up to five additional Republican House seats. The ruling, supported by judges appointed by Presidents Trump and Obama, and opposed by a Reagan appointee, stated that the map violates racial fairness protections under the Voting Rights Act and the U.S. Constitution. Civil rights groups representing Black and Hispanic voters had challenged the map for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-to-rehear-arguments-next-term-in-louisiana-racial-redistricting-case-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"... to rehear arguments next term in Louisiana racial redistricting case - Washington Examiner\">diluting minority voting power<\/a>.The court ordered Texas to use itS 2021 map in the 2026 midterms.Texas is expected to appeal the decision to the U.S. Supreme Court. Meanwhile, California voters approved a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tennessee-governor-approves-redistricting-map-splitting-nashville-giving-gop-likely-win\/\" title=\"Tennessee Governor Approves Redistricting ... Splitting Nashville, Giving GOP &#039;Likely&#039; Win\">partisan redistricting map<\/a> that would benefit Democrats, prompting a DOJ lawsuit against Governor Gavin Newsom.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A three-judge federal panel ruled on Tuesday that Texas cannot use the Republican-drawn redistricting map designed to boost Republican chances in the 2026 midterm elections.<\/p>\n<p>Republican Texas Gov. Greg <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/texas-gov-greg-abbott-promises-100-tariff-new-yorkers-fleeing-mamdani\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Abbott<\/a> signed the new map into law in August, which would add up to five additional House seats for the Republican Party in the midterms, The Texas Tribune <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/08\/29\/greg-abbott-signs-texas-congressional-map-redistricting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a>. However, the 2-1 Tuesday <a href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.txwd.1150387\/gov.uscourts.txwd.1150387.1437.0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ruling<\/a> asserts the map was &ldquo;racially gerrymandered.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>A judge appointed by President Donald <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/president-trump-threatens-republicans-primaries-dont-vote-redistricting-plan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> joined a judge appointed by former President Obama in the ruling. A judge appointed by former President Ronald Reagan dissented.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The public perception of this case is that it&rsquo;s about politics. To be sure, politics played a role in drawing the 2025 Map,&rdquo; the ruling said. &ldquo;But it was much more than just politics. Substantial evidence shows that Texas racially gerrymandered the 2025 Map.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Texas is anticipated to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/redistricting-texas-map-blocked-lawsuit-trump-ab4dc519717c6661c63e116c9f26d899?user_=c8d7917c4374430c96e942c0337b86ef182bea417d94d1bfd9f5a9f77b1d1f14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according<\/a> to the Associated Press.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Civil rights organizations representing black and Hispanic voters asserted the map dilutes minority voters&rsquo; power, claiming it amounts to a racial gerrymander that breaches both the federal Voting Rights Act and the U.S. Constitution, according to the Associated Press.<\/p>\n<p>The judges granted their request to block the map during their case, mandating Texas use its 2021 map during the 2026 midterms.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, California voters on Nov. 4 approved Proposition 50 to suspend the state&rsquo;s independent redistricting commission and enact a partisan map to counter Texas&rsquo; map. The Department of Justice announced on Thursday that it was suing Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Secretary of State Shirley Weber over the map, which also creates as many as five additional <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trumps-doj-steps-stop-newsoms-racially-gerrymandered-congressional-map-lawsuit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Democratic<\/a> House seats ahead of the midterms.<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p><em>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/union-membership-plummets-to-record-low\/\" title=\"Union Membership Plummets to Record Low\">legitimate news publisher<\/a> that can provide a large audience. All republished articles must include our logo, our reporter&rsquo;s byline and their DCNF affiliation. 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The new map, signed into law by Republican Governor Greg Abbott in August, would have potentially added up to five extra House seats for Republicans. However, the court ruled 2-1 that the map was &#8220;racially gerrymandered.&#8221; The majority opinion included a judge appointed by President Trump and one appointed by President Obama, while a Reagan-appointed judge dissented. The ruling acknowledged political motives but emphasized that substantial evidence showed racial gerrymandering in creating the 2025 map. 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