The referendum eked out a victory by three percentage points that temporarily changes the state's boundaries for its delegation to the U.S. House.

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Democrats claim President Trump started the redistricting battle and vow to fight back as Virginia's referendum shifts the 2026 midterm landscape.

President Trump made a last-minute pitch to Virginians on Monday evening, urging voters to reject a redistricting ballot measure that could give Democrats as many as four pickup opportunities in the House this November.

There were 790 protests in Virginia in 2025, with only a tiny fraction being counterprotests, according to the Crowd Counting Consortium at Harvard University.

President Trump and Speaker Johnson rally Virginia voters against a redistricting ballot measure they say could cost Republicans four House seats.

President Trump extends the ceasefire with Iran indefinitely as Iran calls the extension meaningless and accuses the U.S. of preparing a surprise attack.Virginia voters narrowly approved a ballot measure letting Democrats redraw the state's congressional map,