He Doesn’t Want to Get Impeached, Again
As my colleague Khaya Himmelman has been reporting for months, there are a few dilemmas at the center of President Trump’s ongoing, relentless, albeit questionably successful (thus far) nationwide gerrymandering pressure campaign. Trump has been explicit that he needs red state legislators to succumb to his demand that they redraw district lines in their states to help Republicans gain seats in the House. This is because Republicans have an extremely small majority in the lower chamber currently — one that shrunk even more today, with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) officially vacating her seat, as well as the unexpected death of Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-CA). The Republican majority in the House now sits at 218 to Democrats’ 213, meaning Republicans can only lose two votes to pass legislation (if all Democrats are present and vote against it).
