7:05 PM ET: SCOTUS Greenlights New TX Congressional Map

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🗓️ 5 December 2025

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Breaking News Alert: The Supreme Court is allowing Texas to use a new redistricting map in next year’s midterms that favors Republicans. Listen for details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is a CNN breaking news alert for December 4th, 2025 at 7.05 p.m. Eastern time.
0:07.5	The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed Texas to use a congressional map that will boost President
0:12.6	Donald Trump's effort to keep Republicans in control of Congress, blocking a lower court decision
0:17.6	that found that new boundaries were likely unconstitutional because they
0:21.1	were drawn based on race. The decision could have significant consequences for next year's midterm
0:26.9	elections, which will determine control of the House for the final two years of Trump's presidency.
0:32.6	Had Texas been blocked from using its new map, it would have upended Trump's nationwide push to avoid a Democratic
0:38.6	House majority. You can find more on this and other stories at CNN.com and streaming on CNN All Access.

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