US: Plane with “Mess With Texas” Banner Flies Over Blue States

On Monday, August 4, several planes flew over the capitals of blue states, including Albany, New York; Springfield, Illinois; and Annapolis, Maryland, displaying a banner that read "Mess with Texas." The message appeared to reference an ongoing redistricting fight in Texas, where Republicans are advocating for a rare mid-decade redistricting plan.

Voters head to polls in Texas, kicking off 1st 2022 U.S. midterm primary

STORY: Voters head to polls in Texas, kicking off 1st 2022 U.S. midterm primary DATELINE: March 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:38 LOCATION: SAN ANTONIO, U.S. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of people at poll stations 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ROSALINDA CASILLAS, Voter 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MICHAEL MARTINEZ, Voter STORYLINE: Voters across the second most populous U.S. state of Texas are heading to the polls on Tuesday, kicking off the first primary of the country's 2022 midterm election season. It's also the first statewide election in which voters will cast their ballots following the redistricting based on the results of the 2020 national census, as well as the first statewide election after Texas enacted its controversial voting law. Governor Greg Abbott, 64, facing seven other Republicans, is seeking a third term. On the Democratic ticket, Beto O'Rourke, a 49-year-old former U.S. Senate nominee and presidential candidate, is the best known and challenged by four other Democrats. SOUNDBIT

Electoral redistricting bill enacted to pare down vote weight gap

Electoral redistricting bill enacted to pare down vote weight gap

A bill is enacted during a House of Councillors plenary session in Tokyo on June 9, 2017 to revise lower house electoral districts to reduce the disparity in the weight of votes between densely and sparsely populated precincts. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Electoral redistricting bill enacted to pare down vote weight gap

Electoral redistricting bill enacted to pare down vote weight gap

Internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi bows in appreciation during a House of Councillors plenary session in Tokyo on June 9, 2017, after a bill was enacted to revise lower house electoral districts to reduce the disparity in the weight of votes between densely and sparsely populated precincts. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Electoral redistricting bill passes lower house

Electoral redistricting bill passes lower house

Japan's House of Representatives approves a bill in a plenary session on June 1, 2017, to revise its electoral districts to pare down a disparity in the weight of votes. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Electoral redistricting bill passes lower house

Electoral redistricting bill passes lower house

Japan's House of Representatives approves a bill in a plenary session on June 1, 2017, to revise its electoral districts to pare down a disparity in the weight of votes. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo