Red state judge chooses new congressional map in fight that could reshape House control

In a blow to Republicans, a Utah district judge rejected a congressional district map drawn up by the state's GOP-dominated legislature and instead approved an alternate that will create a Democratic-leaning district ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.Republicans currently control all four of the red state's congressional districts, but Utah District Judge Dianna Gibson ruled late Monday that a map drawn up by GOP lawmakers "unduly favors Republicans and disfavors Democrats."Utah is the latest battlefield in the high-stakes redistricting showdown between President Donald Trump and Republicans