Maritime experts travel to Nantucket to investigate shipwreck remains exposed by nor’easter

• September 28, 2026

By LEAH WILLINGHAM

BOSTON (AP) — A maritime expert planned to visit a Nantucket beach Monday to inspect weathered wooden beams exposed by the weekend’s powerful nor’easter, possibly the remnants of a 19th-century shipwreck buried beneath the island’s southern shore.

The Egan Maritime Institute said its exhibits and collections manager would survey the site and send a report to state underwater archaeologists, who then will work with the institute to determine which vessel the wreckage came from.

The splintered timbers, fastened together by rusted iron, emerged near an area where remains believed to be from the Warren Sawyer, a wooden schooner lost in 1884, have been found before.

Officials from Egan, a nonprofit that operates the Nantucket Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum, cautioned Monday that the newly exposed wreckage has not been identified with certainty.

The slow-moving nor’easter battered the Northeast coastline over the weekend with heavy rain, strong winds and dangerous surf, flooding low-lying communities from New Jersey to New England and knocking out power to more than 100,000 customers at times Sunday. The storm also raised concerns about coastal erosion as waves crashed into beaches and seawalls.

The Warren Sawyer ran aground on Dec. 22, 1884, while carrying 1,115 bales of cotton and 28 tons of scrap iron from New Orleans to Boston, according to the Massachusetts Board of Underwater Archaeological Resources. Its captain and seven-member crew were ultimately rescued.

The schooner remained intact on the island’s Miacomet Beach for two weeks, allowing islanders to save 700 bales of cotton using skids and teams of oxen. Then, on Jan. 6, 1885, another storm tore the ship apart, scattering pieces of its hull, remaining cargo and cordage across more than half a mile of beach.

More than a century later, remains believed to be from the ship have continued to emerge from the sand.

Jason Graziadei, who has lived on the island for two decades and is editor of the online news site the Nantucket Current, said he went out to the beach Saturday amid heavy winds with his 8-year-old son after he got a tip about possible wreckage on the island’s south shore.

He and his son found the wooden beams on a drive-on beach by the town’s wastewater facility that everyone calls the “Sewer Beds.” He said they had to park their car and walk down to the beach because erosion from the storm had formed a steep drop-off.

The location made the discovery even more remarkable to him: It was directly beneath a route beachgoers had been driving all summer.

“Given where it was and where it emerged, it means that everyone who was driving onto the beach this summer was just directly over this,” Graziadei said. “I just think it is so funny and so cool.”

Graziadei said his son was excited by the discovery and began asking what had happened to the people aboard the ship and why it had run aground. The two could walk right up to the exposed wreckage.

“It’s amazing to think from, you know, over 100 years old that it’s still there,” Graziadei said.

State archaeologists inspected a roughly 42-foot  section of hull exposed on Miacomet Beach in late 2022 and concluded it was likely part of the Warren Sawyer. A roughly 15-foot-square  section of the lower stern appeared nearby in February 2023, but shifting sands buried it again before state archaeologists could return to document it.

Nantucket is one of the areas known as the “graveyards of the Atlantic,” with more than 750 wrecks estimated in the surrounding waters.

The institute urged visitors not to disturb the newly exposed wreckage. Massachusetts law prohibits removing, damaging or displacing underwater archaeological resources.

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Tennessee is set to execute a woman for the first time in 200 years

• September 28, 2026

By KIM CHANDLER and KRISTIN M. HALL

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Christa Pike was 18 when she killed a classmate in a jealous rage and became one of the youngest women to be sent to death row. Now 50, she is scheduled to be put to death Wednesday in what would be Tennessee’s first execution of a woman in 200 years.

Pike and her boyfriend were convicted in the 1995 killing of 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer, their classmate at Knoxville Job Corps. Prosecutors said Pike feared Slemmer was a romantic rival and lured her to a secluded area where she and her boyfriend tortured and killed Slemmer. The case got widespread attention because of the brutality of the killing, the ages of the people involved and because a satanic symbol was carved into the victim’s body.

Pike does not deny her guilt, but her attorneys and supporters argue a death sentence is not appropriate for a crime committed at that age by a teen with untreated mental illness after a childhood of brutal sexual abuse and neglect. Slemmer’s mother wants the execution to go forward, saying she has waited decades to see Pike’s sentence carried out.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee announced Monday that he would not grant clemency. Pike’s attorneys have asked the Supreme Court to stay the execution.

The request for clemency points to Pike’s traumatic past

Pike’s attorneys said she experienced an exceptionally traumatic and abusive childhood.

Assistant Federal Defender Stephen Ferrell said Pike was sexually abused starting from when she was a toddler and that she was raped at ages 11 and 17. He said Pike’s lawyers at the penalty phase of her trial did not present the jury with what he said was critical information about her past or argue that her age should be a consideration.

Pike was later diagnosed with bipolar disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder. Pike told police she initially only wanted to fight Slemmer but ended up killing her in a frenzied attack. In her clemency petition, Pike’s attorneys said her untreated mental illness and background made her unable to “put the brakes on.”

“I was a mentally ill 18-year-old kid. It took me numerous years to even realize the gravity of what I’d done. Even more to accept how many lives I affected. I took the life of someone’s child, sister, friend. It sickens me now to think I had the ability to commit such a crime,” Pike said in a statement included in her clemency petition.

Ferrell said more today is known about adolescent brain development and that Pike’s death sentence is an outlier. He noted that Pike’s boyfriend, Tadaryl Shipp, who was 17 at the time, was sentenced to life with the possibility of parole because of his age. He was denied parole last year. A third teen admitted to being an accessory and received probation.

In the modern death penalty era, Ferrell said, other 18-year-olds who were sentenced to death in Tennessee have since had their sentences reduced.

The Death Penalty Information Center said 275 people nationwide have been executed for crimes they committed at age 18, 19 or 20 in the modern death penalty era, but that death sentences for those in that age group have become increasingly rare.

“If Christa Pike was tried today, I do not believe a jury that knew about the documented sexual abuse and neglect she experienced as a child would sentence her to death,” Robin M. Maher, executive director of the Death Penalty Information Center, said.

The victim’s mother wants the execution to go forward

Speaking by telephone from Florida, Slemmer’s mother, May Martinez, also pointed to her daughter’s age and said Slemmer never got a chance to grow up.

“Every time I think about it, I think about Colleen feeling that pain and trying to get up and run,” Martinez said.

Martinez said her daughter volunteered with the Special Olympics, loved roller skating and wanted to pursue a career in computers.

“She was easygoing. She was a computer geek to begin with. She and my husband would build and tear apart the computers constantly,” Martinez said. “She trusted everybody, and that was her downfall.”

She said her daughter called her from Job Corps on the night of the murder, but the call was dropping because of bad reception. When Martinez called back, her daughter had already gone out.

“Not a day goes by, or a minute goes by that I do not think about Colleen. Holidays are the worst. Colleen’s birthday was last week. She would have been 51,” Martinez said.

The killing rocked the city of Knoxville. Prosecutors said Pike cut Slemmer with a box cutter and beat her with a large chunk of asphalt. Elements of the crime stoked fears of Satan worship during the “satanic panic” of the 1980s and 1990s. Shipp, Pike’s boyfriend, has admitted that he was the one who carved a pentagram, a star-shaped symbol associated with Satanism, into her body.

Executions of female inmates are rare in Tennessee and nationwide

If Pike’s execution proceeds as scheduled, it would be Tennessee’s first execution of a woman since 1820, Maher said.

Executions of female inmates are also rare in the U.S. Since 1976, 18 women have been executed in the country, representing about 1% of all executions, according to the center.

Most recently, Missouri in 2023 executed Amber McLaughlin, a transgender woman, for a 2003 killing, in what is believed to be the first execution of a transgender woman in the U.S. In 2021, the federal government executed Lisa Montgomery, marking the first time in nearly seven decades that the U.S. government has put a female inmate to death. Georgia executed a woman in 2015.

Chandler reported from Montgomery, Alabama.

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Angels interim GM John Mozeliak endorses Kurt Suzuki to return as manager

• September 28, 2026

ANAHEIM — John Mozeliak stopped short of saying that Kurt Suzuki will be back as Angels manager next season, although he made it clear that his preference is that the first-year manager gets a second shot.

“I would like to see him be that,” the Angels interim GM said of Suzuki returning as Angels manager, “but ultimately that’s not my decision.”

The decision will be up to new owner Stan Kroenke and his company, Mozeliak said at his end-of-season press conference on Monday. While Kroenke Sports & Entertainment isn’t expected to take full control of the Angels until early next year, Mozeliak said he has been in contact with KSE’s Kevin Demoff, who oversees operation of all of KSE’s franchises.

Mozeliak said he had another meeting with Demoff scheduled for later on Monday.

Mozeliak said that the status of the GM position will also be determined by KSE. Mozeliak’s contract runs through December. He suggested he’s “open-minded” to staying beyond this year, even as a “bridge” because of the ownership change and likely work-stoppage this winter.

As for Suzuki, many will be surprised at Mozeliak’s endorsement, considering that the Angels just finished a 62-100 season, the first 100-loss season in franchise history.

Even before taking a question, Mozeliak read a statement that included a detailed description of why he supports Suzuki.

“In my opinion, he’s done a great job,” Mozeliak said, “and I know many people may doubt that with a 100-loss season.”

Mozeliak said Suzuki “held the clubhouse together,” which is not easy during a losing season.

As for Suzuki’s game management, Mozeliak seemed willing to give him a pass because of the roster he had to work with.

“I don’t feel like he was making poor decisions,” Mozeliak said, referring specifically to Suzuki’s bullpen management. “He didn’t have people available on given nights and he understood the hand he was dealt.”

Mozeliak also said he expects him to learn from his first year and improve.

“The thing that impressed me the most is his willingness to learn,” Mozeliak said. “The individuals who were around him throughout the season probably did see a change in how we went about his day-to-day. And I think his confidence grew and what was expected of him, and most importantly, his mindset to grow is there.”

Mozeliak said there could be changes on the coaching staff.

“Stability” was a word that Mozeliak used repeatedly as he described his plans for the franchise. While he’s made it clear from his first day on the job in late June that he knew the Angels needed “change,” as the weeks and months have passed, he’s also made it clear that change can come with many of the same people.

“I think what I learned early on was there are a lot of quality people here,” Mozeliak said. “I just don’t think they were being used or leveraged properly.”

Of course, whoever holds management or coaching positions is not nearly as significant as which players are on the field. The Angels failed in 2026 largely because of a roster that simply did not have enough talent.

Mozeliak was not specific on how he would upgrade the roster, again citing the need to have more conversations with KSE, but he did offer a few clues.

The two biggest problems were the offense and bullpen. Mozeliak acknowledged that help for the offense “is going to have to come from the outside.”

The outfield seemingly has the most room for improvement, and Mozeliak suggested one change could be moving Mike Trout to left field and having him DH more often. Trout played 109 games in center field this season. Moving Trout, 35, to left could help his offense and upgrade the defense.

“It was something he came to me with that he thought might be best for his future,” Mozeliak said. “Obviously he’s played the most games this year since 2016. That’s 10 years ago. That’s a long time. I think he understood the demands of what was happening playing every day on his body. He recognizes where he is at his age and now he’s trying to think about how to finish his career strong, and he knows getting himself out of center field, maybe being less on his feet in the outfield, he will benefit from, from an offensive standpoint. And ultimately, I think that’s a win for both sides.”

Beyond that, Mozeliak said they’d like to work with Nolan Schanuel to make him more durable, and with Moisés Ballesteros to have him be able to catch more often.

Regarding the bullpen, Mozeliak said the Angels “do have some horsepower down there, but the horsepower isn’t necessarily effective.” He suggested they could also add depth from outside the organization “to give Suzuki more flexibility in that decision making.”

(It’s worth noting that Mozeliak referred to Suzuki being the one to make those decisions.)

In terms of how the Angels would make those upgrades, Mozeliak said trading away prospects is not on the table.

“The one thing I don’t want to see happen, given what we’ve already been able to create here, is start depleting the resources we were building up in the minor league system,” Mozeliak said.

The free agent market is thin this winter. It’s still unclear — even to Mozeliak — how much money he would have for payroll.

“In terms of dollars and what that payroll may look like,” Mozeliak said, “that has not been discussed.”

The larger question, hovering above all of these decisions, is how much autonomy Mozeliak, or his successor, will have to make them. Previous general managers who worked under owner Arte Moreno were often hamstrung in their ability to make the best baseball decisions.

As of now, Mozeliak is expecting to be able to make the decisions that he sees fit.

“I would assume that,” Mozeliak said. “Have we explicitly had that conversation? No. But just looking at the other franchises they oversee, it appears that’s how they’re being run.”

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Alito steps aside in a major climate case after scrutiny over oil stock holdings

• September 28, 2026

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito recused himself Monday from a major climate-change case after facing calls to step aside due to stock holdings in oil companies.

A letter posted in the case did not specify a reason, but the conservative justice has previously recused himself from other cases involving companies where he holds stock.

“Justice Alito has determined that he will not continue to participate in this case,” the letter reads.

The recusal comes shortly before the court hears the case filed by local officials in Boulder, Colorado, against Suncor Energy and ExxonMobil. It’s one of dozens of similar cases alleging companies deceived the public about how fossil fuels contribute to climate change. Billions of dollars in damages could be at stake.

The high court agreed to hear an appeal from the companies, backed by the Trump administration.

The energy companies argue the lawsuits pose a serious threat to the industry and that state courts aren’t the right place to deal with the global issue of climate change.

Alito had so far resisted calls to step aside in the case, which the court agreed to hear in February. He doesn’t own stock in Suncor Energy and ExxonMobil but does have holdings in other oil companies like ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66, according to his disclosures. The group Consumer Watchdog says that means he could indirectly benefit from a decision in the industry’s favor.

The group’s organizing director, Alexandra Nagy, pointed to the court’s recently adopted code of ethics, which says a justice should step aside if they or their families have a “subject matter or controversy.”

“Justice Alito’s recusal from Suncor v. Boulder is the right decision, and one he should have made from the start,” Nagy said in a statement.

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Orange County football Top 25: No. 1 Santa Margarita heads into league play

• September 28, 2026

ORANGE COUNTY FOOTBALL TOP 25 POLL

Notable this week: There were many Orange County teams that didn’t play last week and chose to have a week off before league play begins this week. … Two Top 10 teams did play: San Clemente, which beat Murrieta Valley, 42-13, and Servite, which defeated Damien, 28-9. … El Modena moves up in this week’s poll after it defeated Trabuco Hills 20-17. … El Dorado makes its Top 25 debut after beating Troy 26-12.

1. Santa Margarita 5-0 (75 points)

The Eagles did not play last week. They concluded the nonleague portion of their schedule two weeks ago with a 34-0 win over Norco. That was Santa Margarita’s third shutout this season. The Eagles’ nonleague wins include a 21-20 triumph over Corona Centennial. Sophomore running back Adrian Petero has been the Eagles’ best offensive weapon. Petero has rushed for 443 yards and 10 touchdowns. Junior Fletch Palmer, son of Santa Margarita coach Carson Palmer, has been steady at quarterback. The top two teams in the Orange County rankings play each other Friday when the Eagles take on Mater Dei in a Trinity League opener at Saddleback College.

Previous ranking: 1

2. Mater Dei 4-1 (72)

The Monarchs did not play last week. Many teams in six-team leagues needed the week off before league play begins. Mater Dei is one of those teams. The Monarchs struggled in every way two weeks ago in a 25-8 loss to Bishop Gorman of Las Vegas. Bishop Gorman is an excellent team, so maybe the outcome of that game had more to do with Bishop Gorman’s high quality. Mater Dei will have to play much better Friday against Santa Margarita.

Previous ranking: 2

3. Orange Lutheran 3-2 (69)

The Lancers did not play last week. Two weeks ago they lost to Sierra Canyon, 28-10. Sierra Canyon is No. 2 in the HSratings.com California rankings, so that was not a shocking loss. Orange Lutheran has used senior Reagan Toki and sophomore Ezrah Brown at quarterback with fairly equal production from both. The Lancers’ offensive leader has been sophomore running back Ryan Christianson, who has rushed for 560 yards and five touchdowns. Orange Lutheran plays its Trinity League opener Friday at Orange Coast College against Servite.

Previous ranking: 3

4. Mission Viejo 4-1 (66)

The Diablos did not play last week. They had a 42-35 victory over Pittsburg, the No. 19 team in HSratings’ state rankings, two weeks ago. Mission Viejo’s loss was to state No. 8 Folsom. Sophomore Brett Burnor has continued Mission Viejo’s run of strong play at quarterback. He has completed 67 percent of his passes for 1,076 yards and 16 touchdowns. Mission Viejo plays its Alpha League opener Friday at home game against Edison.

Previous ranking: 4

5. JSerra 4-1 (63)

The Lions did not play last week. They probably are better than most thought when the season began. JSerra’s season-opening loss to Sierra Canyon, 42-21, does not look so bad now that Sierra Canyon is a solid No. 2 in the state rankings and has a 28-10 win over Orange Lutheran. JSerra senior Hayes Cloutier, who is a dual-threat quarterback, is playing better with each passing week. The Lions will need Cloutier and everyone else on the field to be at their best Friday when JSerra plays its Trinity League opener at St. John Bosco (4-1).

Previous ranking: 5

6. San Clemente 5-0 (59)

The Tritons earned a 42-13 road victory over Murrieta Valley last week. Junior quarterback Preston Beck passed for 202 yards and two touchdowns and sophomore running back Charlie Bunker rushed for 126 yards and a touchdown. San Clemente also has nonleague wins over Chaparral and Tustin. The Tritons play their Alpha League opener Friday at home against Yorba Linda.

Previous ranking: 6

7. Servite 3-2 (58)

The Friars looked good Friday in their 28-9 road win over Damien. Junior running back Jorden Wells ran for 139 yards and two touchdowns. Servite also has wins over St. Paul and Murrieta Valley. Their losses were to Centennial of Arizona and to Corona Centennial. Servite plays Orange Lutheran on Friday at Orange Coast College.

Previous ranking: 7

8. Corona del Mar 5-0 (53)

The Sea Kings did not play last week. They defeated La Serna 30-24 on Sept. 18. They also have wins over Newport Harbor and Edison. JD Annett, a junior, has been steady at quarterback. His top two targets, seniors JJ Haley and Nolan Scott, have 20 receptions each. Corona del Mar will need to have its offense revved up and its defense ready for a challenge Friday when the Sea Kings play Villa Park in a Bravo League opener at El Modena High. Villa Park’s average margin of victory is 51 points.

Previous ranking: 8

9. Crean Lutheran 3-2 (52)

The Saints did not play last week. They beat Oakdale, 28-21, two weeks ago. Senior quarterback Caden Jones, who committed to Arizona, was the No. 1 player on the Register’s Hot 150 ranking of Orange County football players. He has lived up to it. Jones has completed 69 percent of his pass attempts for 1,288 yards and 12 touchdowns. Senior receiver Braylen Ross has 48 receptions for 646 yards and five touchdowns. Crean Lutheran plays its Bravo League opener Friday against Tustin at Tustin High.

Previous ranking: 9

10. Huntington Beach 5-0 (47)

The Oilers did not play last week. They went undefeated in their five nonleague games, including a victory over Yorba Linda. Ohio State-committed senior quarterback Brady Edmunds has been stellar, as he has completed 71 percent of his throws for 1,137 yards and 13 touchdowns. Senior receivers Dylin Bruce and Skylar Robinson have been outstanding, too. Huntington Beach plays its Delta League opener Friday at home against El Modena.

Previous ranking: 10

11. Tustin 4-1 (45)

Previous ranking: 11

12. Yorba Linda 4-1 (42)

Previous ranking: 12

13. Villa Park 5-0 (36)

Previous ranking: 13

14. Capistrano Valley 5-0 (35)

Previous ranking: 14

15. La Habra 5-0 (34)

Previous ranking: 15

16T. Dana Hills 5-0 (30)

Previous ranking: 16

16T. San Juan Hills 4-1 (30)

Previous ranking: 16

18. Edison 2-3 (24) 

Previous ranking: 18

19. Orange 5-0 (22)

Previous ranking: 19

20. Los Alamitos 0-5 (17)

Previous ranking: 20

21. Laguna Beach 2-3 (16)

Previous ranking: 20

22. El Modena 5-0 (11)

Previous ranking: 23

23. Newport Harbor 3-2 (9)

Previous ranking: 23

24. Trabuco Hills 3-2 (7)

Previous ranking: 22

25. El Dorado 3-2 (3)

Previous ranking: Not ranked

About the poll: There are three media members who vote each week in the Top 25 poll.

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US revokes visas from Latin American officials, including Bolivia’s top prosecutor

• September 28, 2026

By MATTHEW LEE, AP Diplomatic Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is revoking the visas of 27 Latin American officials, former officials and their families, including Bolivia’s attorney general, over accusations of corruption.

The officials and their families come from Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru — all nations with right-leaning leaders friendly with President Donald Trump. Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited Colombia, Ecuador and Peru this month, pledging U.S. support for their efforts to combat drug and human trafficking.

Those leaders have complained that many of those targeted by the visa revocations were hindering their efforts to fight crime.

The State Department announced the revocations Monday, saying they were being done “to fulfill the commitments to defend democratic governance across our hemisphere against corruption and narco-trafficking.”

“Undermining a democratically-elected government is a threat to security and rule of law in the Americas and will not be tolerated,” it said in a statement.

The Trump administration is billing the revocations as part of its broader efforts to clamp down on corruption, particularly related to the narcotics trade and illegal migration, by members of the U.S.-led “Shield of the Americas” bloc in the Western Hemipshere that Trump created this year.

The State Department has been denying permission to travel to the United States as a way to crack down on immigration or as a pressure tool against some governments, ranging from bans on South African officials accused of discrimination against white people to refusing to issue visas to the Palestinian delegation to attend an annual meeting of world leaders at the United Nations.

The 27 targeted include Bolivian Attorney General Roger Mariaca and more than 20 other Bolivian prosecutors and judges, 12 of whom were named as current visa holders and nine who will be denied visas should they apply. Two Colombians, a business mogul and a lawmaker, along with two Ecuadorians and one Peruvian judge are also affected.

Mariaca, who was elected to a six-year term in 2024, is accused of abusing his public position by soliciting and accepting bribes to facilitate narcotrafficking and is also accused of helping violent criminals evade justice, according to the documents.

“His actions endanger President Trump’s efforts to combat narcoterrorism while undermining the very democratic institutions Bolivia, as a Shield participant, is working to strengthen,” the statement said.

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German-inspired dishes and seasonal favorites join Polly’s Pies fall menu

• September 28, 2026

Polly’s Pies is getting into the fall spirit with a lineup of seasonal favorites and some German-inspired dishes to honor Oktoberfest.

Available at all 12 Polly’s Pies locations in Los Angeles, Orange and Riverside counties, the new specials will be available through Oct. 12 and include dishes like the Brat & Eggs served with two large eggs and Polly’s potato pancakes. Also on the new menu are the Pumpkin Pancakes, served with two buttermilk pumpkin pancakes made with Coach’s Oats and topped with house-made cinnamon whipped cream plus two large eggs and a choice of Jones Dairy Farms smoked sausage or applewood smoked bacon.

Another fall addition is the Mattern Sausage Platter. This dish is made with a traditional Nuremberg brat and smoked cheddar brat served over braised red cabbage with apples and pub mustard drizzle. Even bigger appetites may want to check out the Pretzel Burger, made with a thick beef patty topped with applewood smoked bacon, grilled onions, pickles and pub mustard all drenched in beer cheese between a toasted pretzel bun

Four bakery favorites are back this season that include the Pumpkin Pie, Pumpkin Dream Pie, Pumpkin Maple Crunch Pie and Pumpkin Maple Crunch Muffin. These are available throughout the month of November.

For more information go to pollyspies.com

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9 states have new US House districts for the midterm elections after Trump urged changes

• September 28, 2026

By DAVID A. LIEB

Roughly 440 days after President Donald Trump spurred a mid-decade redrawing of congressional maps, the voting districts for the consequential midterm elections finally are settled in all U.S. states.

A U.S. Supreme Court decision late last week put to rest a long-running legal battle in Missouri over which U.S. House map to use. The conclusion: Missouri must use the same map it did in the 2024 elections, not a new one backed by Trump.

The Republican president took to social media Sunday to express his displeasure with the decision. But Trump’s redistricting push did succeed in several other states.

Here’s a look, by the numbers, at the redistricting battle waged in states:

Three court orders made on Missouri

The U.S. Supreme Court said `no’ three times to attempts to use a new Republican-drawn Missouri congressional map in the November election. The new map was used in the August primary. But the Missouri Supreme Court said it could not be used again unless approved by voters in a November referendum. Federal lower court judges, however, ruled it violated the U.S. Constitution to switch districts after a primary. The conflicting rulings caused confusion and frustration for voters.

The U.S. Supreme Court ultimately upheld the position of the Missouri high court, with a final emphatic ruling coming Friday.

Nine states have new House maps

Texas was the first state to adopt new U.S. House districts after Trump urged Republicans to do so in July 2025. Democratic-led California responded with new districts intended to offset the potential GOP gains in Texas. Then more Republican-led states redistricted. Several Southern states joined the redistricting fray after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in April weakened federal Voting Rights Act protections for districts with large minority populations.

All told, new congressional districts are being used this year in Alabama, California, Florida, Louisiana, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas and Utah. All favor Republicans except in California and Utah, where the new boundaries could help Democrats. If the districts all played out as designed, Republicans could net up to nine additional seats, but a good year for Democrats could reduce that tally.

Ten percent of potential voters are in new districts

As a result of redistricting, about one in 10 potential voters nationwide are in different congressional districts for the November election than they were in the 2024 elections, according to an Associated Press estimate. That includes more than 6.9 million potential voters in Texas, over 6.3 million in California and more than 4.5 million in Florida. About 69% of Utah’s potential voters have new district numbers as a result of a state court decision.

The redistricting carried ripple effects in many states. In Tennessee, Republicans targeted the Democratic-held 9th Congressional District in Memphis for big changes. But that resulted in even bigger population shifts for the 5th Congressional District, which previously was based in central Tennessee. Seven of the state’s nine U.S. House districts ended up with new boundaries.

2028 elections could bring more changes

The redistricting battles aren’t over. November ballot issues in Maryland and Missouri could pave the way for new U.S. House districts ahead of the next presidential election. Lawmakers in Mississippi and New York already are taking steps toward redistricting. The potential for new congressional maps could be back on the agenda in several states that tried but failed this year, including Georgia, Indiana, South Carolina and Virginia. And the outcome of state legislative and gubernatorial elections in November could create new possibilities for partisan gerrymandering in more states, including Minnesota, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

Associated Press journalist Hannah Recht in Washington contributed.

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