Virginians voting on map that could boost Democrats in November

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

Virginia’s redistricting vote ‘a critical step’ for the swing state

<p>Purple state which recently elected a Democratic governor will now choose whether to replace existing voting maps with ones that favor Democrats</p><p>Nearly three months to the day after his term as Virginia’s governor ended, Republican Glenn Youngkin stood in an unshaded corner of an office parking lot to warn<strong> </strong>dozens of conservative activists that they were in the midst of “the most important election” in the commonwealth’s 237-year history.</p><p>The question before the voters casting ballots at an early voting precinct a few yards away in the city of Leesburg ahead of Tuesday’s special election was whether to temporarily set aside Virginia’s congressional maps intended to advantage neither party and replace them with a new version that could allow Democrats to win all but one seat in the 11-member delegation in the November midterm elections.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/19/virginias-map-redistricting-vote-swing-state">Continue re...

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.

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First-quarter campaign fundraising reports released this week offer new insights on midterm dynamics with the fight for control of Congress in full swing. Democrats boasted massive hauls in high-stakes House and Senate races over the last three months, according to the latest Federal Election Commission (FEC) filings, pointing to the party’s momentum as primaries begin to solidify November midterm matchups. …

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...