Voronoi partitions around major cities. States would be very angular, but the logic is simple.

Ah, I’d remove them.

Merge all states into Minnesota. Tim Walz is now effectively president. The world is saved.

Given the current state of things, no pun intended, I would give Alaska back to Canada. Not sure what to do with Hawaii. Maybe give the residents a vote to remain a state, become an independent nation, or go for something in between like Puerto Rico.