Opponents of Missouri’s new congressional map submitted thousands of petition signatures Tuesday calling for a statewide referendum on a redistricting plan backed by

Republican Matt Van Epps is the projected winner of the closely watched special election for Tennessee's U.S. House seat for the 7th congressional district, according to the Associated Press, averting a Democratic upset in a closer-than-expected race.

Trump-backed map could flip as many as five currently Democratic-held U.S. House seats to Republicans in upcoming midterm elections

Republicans held onto a reliably conservative U.S. House district in Tennessee's special election, but only after a late burst of national spending and high-profile campaigning helped them secure a margin less than half of last year’s race.

A divided U.S. Supreme Court cleared Texas to use a new Republican-drawn congressional map for next year’s election, bolstering GOP hopes of picking up as many as five new House seats in the state.