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The North Carolina House on Wednesday gave final approval to a new congressional map aimed at helping Republicans eke out an additional GOP seat to help shore up the party’s majority in the US House ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio—The Ohio Redistricting Commission on Friday passed a bipartisan, six-year-long congressional redistricting plan that gives Republicans an advantage in 12 of Ohio’s 15 U.S. House ...