The testimony from Adam Kincaid marked the first time he has answered questions about the map publicly. But lawyers for Texas ensured he couldn’t be pressed for details about how he did his work.
RNC-hired mapmaker denies using racial data in Texas gerrymander
The Republican Party’s leading mapmaker took the stand today in a federal hearing to determine whether Texas can use its new gerrymandered congressional map in the 2026 election.
The testimony from Adam Kincaid marked the first time he has answered questions about the map publicly — and it set off a contentious debate over the state’s attempt to shield him from revealing details about his work.
Yesterday during the hearing, a top Texas Republican revealed he didn’t tell legislators about a phone call he’d had with Kincaid.
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GOP-backed SCOTUS case could open floodgates for more post-election chaos
SCOTUS will hear arguments in a GOP congressman’s challenge to Illinois’ mail-in voting laws tomorrow. Lower courts tossed it for lack of standing. Now, the justices could redefine who can sue over state election laws, potentially opening the floodgates to legal challenges.
At oversight hearing, AG responds to questions with attacks instead of answers
At a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing, Attorney General Pam Bondi repeatedly hurled insults at Democrats when pressed about the politicization of the Justice Department under her leadership.
In the face of Bondi’s continuous stonewalling, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) leveled a warning: “Eventually, you’re going to have to answer for your conduct in this. You won’t do it today, but one day you will.”
Groups ask court to block Utah GOP’s new gerrymandering scheme
Several pro-voting groups asked a court to block Utah Republicans’ freshly passed redistricting legislation designed to make it harder to strike down the state's new gerrymander. The groups argue it violates Utah's constitution.
‘I refuse to stay silent. Will you?’
The rise of authoritarianism in the U.S. is something Marc and his ancestors, who fled the Pale of Settlement, never imagined. But history teaches us that staying silent and letting hopelessness take over is never an option.
Marc shares what YOU can do to help protect democracy
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