The redistricting arms race that reshaped the midterms

每 10 个美国人就有 1 个换了选区,谁在重画美国政治的地图?

Apple News Today

2026-09-18

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About 1 in 10 Americans now live in a different congressional district than they did two years ago. The Cook Political Report’s David Wasserman explains where the redistricting fight has ended up. On Wednesday, OpenAI disclosed six previously unreported incidents of what it called “unexpected or concerning” behavior in its technology. The Verge’s Nilay Patel has been talking to Apple News In Conversation about the challenge of regulation. A documentary by Israeli filmmakers about the civilian death toll in Gaza won the special jury prize at the Venice Film Festival. The Associated Press’s Sam Metz reports on the backlash to the film in Israel. Plus, U.N.-backed experts said the U.S. may have committed war crimes with two strikes in Iran, the White House withdrew its nominee to lead ICE, and researchers identified the first new wild cat species in a century. Today’s episode was hosted by Gideon Resnick.
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  • Good morning.

  • As the redistricting battle draws to a close,

  • the Cook Political Report explains who came out on top

  • and how it's reshaping our politics.

  • This has become existential,

  • and the retaliation and the one-upmanship here

  • has reached a point of absurdity.

  • The Verge tells us why it's so hard to regulate tech,

  • and the Israeli documentary winning plaudits abroad

  • and sharp critiques at home.

  • It's Friday, September 18th.

  • I'm Gideon Resnick.

  • This is Apple News Today.

  • This year's midterm elections have been defined, in part,

  • by how much maps have changed.

  • Through the process of redistricting,

  • a recent report estimated that now about one in ten Americans

  • live in a different district than they did just two years ago.

  • Typically, redistricting happens every 10 years after the census,

  • and was initially intended as a means of making sure