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Virginia voters approve new congressional maps in blow to Trump

Result could help Democrats win four extra US House seats in tit-for-tat redistricting battle begun by Texas Voters in Virginia on Tuesday approved new congressional maps intended to boost Democrats’ chances of… Grouped from 3 articles across 1 sources.

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The GuardianApr 22, 2026, 6:17 PM

Virginia voters approve new congressional maps in blow to Trump

Result could help Democrats win four extra US House seats in tit-for-tat redistricting battle begun by Texas Voters in Virginia on Tuesday approved new congressional maps intended to boost Democrats’ chances of retaking the House of Representatives, in the latest blow to Donald Trump’s effort to use mid-decade redistricting to preserve his control of Congress. The tit-for-tat redistricting battle began last year after Trump pressed Texas’s Republican-controlled legislature to redraw that state’s congressional maps in an effort to oust as many as five Democratic House lawmakers in the November midterm elections. Continue reading...

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The GuardianApr 22, 2026, 2:03 AM

Democrats celebrate as Virginia voters approve new congressional maps that could flip House seats in their favor – as it happened

This live blog is now closed. Virginia voters approve new congressional maps in blow to Trump Sign up for the Breaking News US email Donald Trump said that he does not want to extend the two-week ceasefire with Iran, in an interview with CNBC . “I dont’ want to do that. We don’t have that much time,” the president said. The pause is set to expire tomorrow, and vice-president JD Vance will lead last-ditch talks in Islamabad today, in the hopes of striking a deal with Tehran. However, speaking to Joe Kernen, Trump said that he plans to resume strikes if negotiations collapse. “I expect to be bombing because I think that’s a better attitude to go in with,” the president added. “But we’re ready to go. I mean, the military is raring to go.” Continue reading...

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The GuardianApr 22, 2026, 5:25 PM

Virginia votes on new congressional map with control of House at stake

Backed by Abigail Spanberger, the measure could boost Democrats and counter Donald Trump’s redistricting push Virginia voters will decide on Tuesday whether to adopt new congressional maps that could help Democrats win control of the House of Representatives and scuttle Donald Trump ’s effort to use mid-decade redistricting to preserve Republican control of Congress. Polls show the referendum to redraw the maps has only a narrow lead in a state that Kamala Harris won two years ago. The issue appears to have engaged many voters, with nearly more than 1.37m ballots cast in early voting. Continue reading...

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