The latest redistricting move: From the Politics Desk

From the Politics DeskThe latest redistricting move: From the Politics Desk Plus, how potential 2028 candidates are talking about the looming campaign.Listen to this article with a free account00:0000:00Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry in Atlanta, Ga., in January.Kevin C. Cox / Getty Images fileShareAdd NBC News to GoogleMay 29, 2026, 7:26 PM EDTBy The Politics DeskWelcome to From the Politics Desk, a daily newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail.Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.In today’s edition, Jane C. Timm digs into the latest news on the redistricting front. Also, “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker digs into how potential 2028 presidential candidates are talking — or not talking — about that looming election. Sign up to receive this newsletter in your inbox every weekday here.— Scott BlandLouisiana passes new congressional map, dismantling one majority-Black districtBy Jane C. TimmLouisiana Republicans approved a new congressional map today, eliminating one of the state’s two majority-Black districts and drawing an additional Republican-leaning district in its place. The map, which is expected to help elect five Republicans and one Democrat to Congress, was passed out of the state Senate this afternoon after being tweaked in the state House earlier in the week. Republicans currently have a 4-2 advantage in Louisiana’s House delegation. Legislators drew the new lines in response to a major U.S. Supreme Court ruling, Louisiana v. Callais, which found the existing congressional map in Louisiana to be a racial gerrymander and further weakened the Voting Rights Act.The map preserves one Black-majority district that snakes from New Orleans to Baton Rouge and is expected to be challenged by voting rights advocates. A third of Louisiana’s population is Black.“We have a map here that meets all the tr...