A federal court Tuesday blocked Texas from using its newly drawn congressional map in next year’s midterms, ruling that the map is likely an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. The ruling is a major setback for President Donald Trump and Republicans, who had made Texas the centerpiece of a national campaign to redraw maps ahead of the midterms. Texas announced it would appeal to the US Supreme Court. The court ordered Texas to use its previous map, which the state enacted after the 2020 census.

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