Legal Misstep Imperils Trump's Gerrymander Strategy

When Harmeet Dhillon, the Justice Department’s top civil-rights attorney, sent a letter this summer telling Texas officials that their congressional map was unconstitutional, it set off a nationwide battle between the political parties to gain an edge in next year’s elections by redrawing their House districts.

- By Olivia Beavers, Aaron Zitner and Meridith McGraw

That letter has now created major legal problems for Republicans and a setback for the Trump administration.