The Supreme Court has cleared the way for California to use its new congressional map for this year's midterm election. Voters approved it as a Democratic counterresponse to Texas' new GOP-friendly map.

The Supreme Court declined on Wednesday to block California‘s use of a new congressional map in the November election, rejecting an emergency petition from the California GOP. The brief, unsigned order did not elaborate on the high court’s reasoning for rejecting the California Republican Party’s effort to halt the use of the new congressional map,