North Carolina has become the first swing state to draw new congressional districts amid a nationwide redistricting battle initiated by President Trump.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s legislature formally began redrawing the state’s congressional district map Monday, plainly stating their intent to help Republicans gain another U.S. House seat under President Donald Trump’s push to retain his party’s grip on Congress next year.

North Carolina Republicans are championing the map. Before the redraw passed, the state House GOP Majority Leader Brenden Jones said during a speech that "the end result is a congressional map that should perform to elect 11 Republicans," from North Carolina, rather than the 10 that serve in the U.S. House right now.

Republican lawmakers in North Carolina are proposing a new congressional map that could make it harder for Democratic Rep. Don

President Donald Trump has called for Republican states to redraw their U.S. House districts ahead of next year's elections.

Unless the court intervenes, the map that the NAACP and voting rights advocates say were rushed through to approval will be used in the crucial 2026 midterms.

North Carolina’s state House passed a new Republican-drafted congressional map Wednesday, giving the party one additional pickup opportunity ahead of next year’s midterm elections. The new

North Carolina lawmakers are expected to meet sometime this week. It would make our state one of many in a mid-decade redistricting battle.