Florida's GOP-led Map Boosts Midterm Seats, Faces Voting Rights Scrutiny

0:00It's April 29th, U.S. News Today starts now. AI-powered and nationwide. I'm Cory with the story. Florida's house just greenlit a new congressional map pushed by Governor Ron DeSantis, and it could hand Republicans four extra seats in the midterms. To lock down Congress, this map now hits straight to the Republican-dominated Senate, where they hold a two-thirds majority, making passage look likely despite some. Pushback. A few Senate Republicans showed resistance with three on the rules committee voting no on Tuesday, but it'd take at least seven GOP flips to stop it. Cold. Right now, Florida sends 20 Republicans in seven Democrats to Congress, with one Democratic seat empty after a recent resignation and the plan. Shrinks or wife-sout dim strongholds in Tampa, Orlando, and the Southeast Coast. Critics worry of might dodge the fair district's amendment from 2010 and skirt voting rights ag rules, especially after the Supreme Court just.

1:00Limited parts of that law, leaving the central floor to Hispanic district redrawn in question as the Senate weighs in next.