Virginia, Congress and Democrats
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The Virginia Senate has passed a proposed constitutional amendment, allowing the state to begin congressional map redistricting before 2026.
Democrats in the Virginia Senate took a big step Friday to enable lawmakers to draw new congressional maps, saying President Donald Trump has created an emergency.
Off-year races in Virginia, New Jersey, California and beyond are seen as key early barometers of how voters are feeling about Trump and Democrats.
In the final days before the election, candidates around the country are putting rising electricity bills on center stage — and that’s especially true in Virginia, where voters are on edge about the explosion of data centers and their voracious demand for energy.
The Democratic-led Virginia House of Delegates voted on Wednesday to amend the state constitution to allow legislators to redraw Virginia's congressional maps next year, heightening a multistate, mid-decade redistricting war spawned by President Donald Trump.