That all but guarantees the state will gain Republican representation in next year’s midterm election. It’s part of a White House-led effort to secure as many GOP seats as possible ahead of an election Democrats hope could return them to power in the U.S. House. Twice as many Republican-led states as Democratic-led ones are scheduled to debate redrawn maps this year.

On Monday, Illinois and the city of Chicago filed a brief arguing that the justices should not hear a Trump administration challenge to a lower court ruling barring National Guard deployment in the state. Later that day, a panel of appeals court judges said President Trump can deploy the National Guard in Portland. The Oregon attorney general has urged the full appeals court to review the decision.

The new $100,000 fee for highly skilled workers that President Trump announced last month won’t apply to those already in the U.S. or recent college grads on F-1 visas, according to the latest guidance from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, representing 300,000 businesses, sued last week over the H-1B visa fee.

Energy ministers approved the plan Monday. The European Union likes to act unanimously both as a symbol of unity and to prevent divisions. The decision comes over the objections of Hungary and Slovakia, who import Russian oil and are among the most pro-Russia voices in the bloc. The goal is two-fold: sanctioning Russia and building European energy independence. France and Belgium are among the countries still importing Russian gas.