Pinwheels and the ‘lobster district’: How Virginia Democrats drew up a US House map to all but lock out Republicans - CNN

With Virginia vote, Democrats gain edge over Trump's national GOP redistricting push

After Virginia voters weighed in on Tuesday, the redistricting set off by President Trump to help the GOP in the midterms has been countered and possibly surpassed by Democrats.

Virginia congressional map vote could embolden Florida Republicans to push for boundary changes, says Jeffries – US politics live

<p>House Democratic leader says result should serve as a warning to Ron DeSantis after latest blow to Donald Trump’s redistricting battle</p><p>Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog.</p><p><strong>The vote to approve new congressional maps in Virgina could embolden Florida’s Republican-controlled state assembly to consider tit-for-tat changes to its own map, the House Democratic leader has said.</strong></p><p>If Florida Republicans proceed with this illegal scheme, they will only create more prime-pick up opportunities for <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/democrats">Democrats</a>.</p><p>We are prepared to take them all on, and we are prepared to win.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/apr/22/virginia-congressional-map-vote-redistricting-donald-trump-republicans-democrats-us-latest-news-updates">Continue reading...</a>

Ex-Attorney General Eric Holder says Virginia redistricting referendum is a "national fight"

As Virginia voters are deciding whether to redraw their congressional map to try to give Democrats a 10-1 seat advantage, former Attorney General Eric Holder, who had once advocated against partisan gerrymandering, told "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that Democrats "have to deal with this crisis that is in front of us that Republicans put before the nation."

States rush to redraw U.S. House districts ahead of the November midterm elections

Redistricting usually happens once a decade, but President Donald Trump sparked a mid-decade redistricting battle last year while calling on Texas Republicans to redraw their districts for partisan advantage. California Democrats reciprocated, and other states soon followed.

House Democrats prepare to abandon Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick en masse

<p>Many House Democrats are ready to vote to expel Rep. <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/04/20/house-expulsion-votes-cherfilus-mccormick-mills" target="_blank">Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick</a> (D-Fla.) from Congress as soon as the House Ethics Committee meets to decide her fate on Tuesday, Axios has found in interviews with over 30 lawmakers. </p><p><strong>Why it matters: </strong>Republicans are expected to force an expulsion vote, but they will need roughly 80 Democratic votes to remove Cherfilus-McCormick.</p><hr><ul><li>House Minority Leader <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/03/26/cherfilus-mccormick-jeffries-democrats-trial" target="_blank">Hakeem Jeffries</a> (D-N.Y.) has carefully avoided saying how he might advise his members to vote, even if the committee reaches a bipartisan decision that she should be expelled.</li><li>House Democrats will meet as a caucus following the Ethics hearing, he told reporters on Monday, and "follow the facts and apply the relevant law witho...

Big Names Wait in the Wings as Virginians Decide Their House Maps - The New York Times