Virginia voters backed a Democratic plan to redraw the state’s congressional districts in a way that could net them as many as four more US House seats in November’s midterm elections, according to multiple projections.
Virginia voters backed a Democratic plan to redraw the state’s congressional districts in a way that could net them as many as four more US House seats in November’s midterm elections, according to multiple projections.
A "Vote Yes" outside a polling location in Arlington, Virginia, on April 21.
America’s year-long redistricting battles are nearing their end: Virginia voters on Tuesday will decide whether to give Democrats a three-seat boost in this year’s midterm election, while Florida Republicans will have the chance next week to counter with their own congressional map to even the score.
America’s year-long redistricting battles are nearing their end: Virginia voters on Tuesday will decide whether to give Democrats a three-seat boost in this year’s midterm election, while Florida Republicans will have the chance next week to counter with their own congressional map to even the score.
Volunteers pass out campaign materials during a canvassing event in Braddock, Virginia. Photographer: Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg
California Democrat Eric Swalwell and Texas Republican Tony Gonzales officially resigned their congressional seats Tuesday in the wake of allegations of sexual misconduct.
California Democrat Eric Swalwell and Texas Republican Tony Gonzales officially resigned their congressional seats Tuesday in the wake of allegations of sexual misconduct.
Democrat Eric Swalwell and Republican Tony Gonzales said they plan on leaving their congressional seats in the wake of allegations of sexual misconduct.
Democrat Eric Swalwell and Republican Tony Gonzales said they plan on leaving their congressional seats in the wake of allegations of sexual misconduct.
Democrat Eric Swalwell said he plans to resign from his congressional seat, days after a series of sexual assault allegations prompted him to abandon a once-promising campaign for governor of California.
Democrat Eric Swalwell said he plans to resign from his congressional seat, days after a series of sexual assault allegations prompted him to abandon a once-promising campaign for governor of California.
President Donald Trump said he’d sign an order to pay all Department of Homeland Security employees, leading House Republicans to shelve talk of cutting short their Easter recess to try to end DHS’s record-long partial shutdown.
President Donald Trump said he’d sign an order to pay all Department of Homeland Security employees, leading House Republicans to shelve talk of cutting short their Easter recess to try to end DHS’s record-long partial shutdown.
President Donald Trump’s long reticence on how to clear a stalemate and fund the Department of Homeland Security showed signs of thaw after he issued a social media post on Wednesday calling for movement in a Republican-controlled Congress extraordinarily reliant on his direction.
President Donald Trump’s long reticence on how to clear a stalemate and fund the Department of Homeland Security showed signs of thaw after he issued a social media post on Wednesday calling for movement in a Republican-controlled Congress extraordinarily reliant on his direction.
House Speaker Mike Johnson speaks to members of the media at the US Capitol in Washington on March 27. Photographer: Samuel Corum/Getty Images
President Donald Trump signed a memo directing Transportation Security Administration personnel to be paid, a bid to alleviate disruptions at US airports as Congress battles over how to end the ongoing partial government shutdown.
President Donald Trump signed a memo directing Transportation Security Administration personnel to be paid, a bid to alleviate disruptions at US airports as Congress battles over how to end the ongoing partial government shutdown.
TSA agents assist travelers at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston on March 26.
Senate Democrats have rejected the latest offer from President Donald Trump and Republicans to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security and end a lengthy shutdown that has snarled airport security checkpoints and threatened to ripple through an economy already roiled by the Iran war.
Senate Democrats have rejected the latest offer from President Donald Trump and Republicans to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security and end a lengthy shutdown that has snarled airport security checkpoints and threatened to ripple through an economy already roiled by the Iran war.
Travelers wait in line outside a TSA checkpoint at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on March 23.
La economía, la inflación y la inmigración son las principales preocupaciones de los latinos en EE.UU. de cara a las elecciones de mitad de mandato.
A woman with a Trump hat attends a campaign event for Monica De La Cruz, Republican candidate for Congress, and US Representative Mayra Flores (R-TX), who is running for reelection, at the University Drafthouse in Mcallen, Texas, on October 10, 2022. - When Mayra Flores made history this June as the first Mexican-born member of US congress, the Republican seized her south Texas seat from the Democrats by courting Latinos with strident calls to close the border. She is bidding to repeat her victory next month, when fellow Latina Republicans Monica de la Cruz, Cassy Garcia and Carmen Maria Montiel will also vie for nearby congressional seats that for decades have remained Democratic. (Photo by allison dinner / AFP) (Photo by ALLISON DINNER/AFP via Getty Images)
Markwayne Mullin was confirmed Department of Homeland Security secretary, placing the Oklahoma senator in charge of a Trump administration immigration crackdown that has triggered a 37-day funding shutdown of the cabinet agency.
Markwayne Mullin was confirmed Department of Homeland Security secretary, placing the Oklahoma senator in charge of a Trump administration immigration crackdown that has triggered a 37-day funding shutdown of the cabinet agency.
Markwayne Mullin arrives for the final Senate vote on his nomination to be Secretary of Homeland Security, on March 23. Photographer: Francis Chung/Politico/AP Photo
Republican Senator Markwayne Mullin advanced toward confirmation as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, clearing a procedural obstacle on Sunday that put his nomination on track for a final Senate vote early this week.
Republican Senator Markwayne Mullin advanced toward confirmation as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, clearing a procedural obstacle on Sunday that put his nomination on track for a final Senate vote early this week.
Senator Markwayne Mullin during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee confirmation hearing on Wednesday.
President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Homeland Security advanced through a Senate committee Thursday despite opposition from the panel’s chair, Rand Paul, who argued nominee Markwayne Mullin’s “anger issues” made him unfit to lead an agency under fire for aggressive tactics.
President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Homeland Security advanced through a Senate committee Thursday despite opposition from the panel’s chair, Rand Paul, who argued nominee Markwayne Mullin’s “anger issues” made him unfit to lead an agency under fire for aggressive tactics.
Senator Markwayne Mullin during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee confirmation hearing in Washington on March 18.
The Republican chairman overseeing hearings on Senator Markwayne Mullin’s nomination to lead the Department of Homeland Security blasted the Oklahoma Republican for “anger issues,” arguing they disqualified him from leading an agency enmeshed in controversy over aggressive tactics.
The Republican chairman overseeing hearings on Senator Markwayne Mullin’s nomination to lead the Department of Homeland Security blasted the Oklahoma Republican for “anger issues,” arguing they disqualified him from leading an agency enmeshed in controversy over aggressive tactics.
Markwayne Mullin during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee confirmation hearing in Washington on March 18. Photographer: Kent Nishimura/Bloomberg
A top counterterrorism official and staunch MAGA Republican resigned over the war with Iran, claiming that Israel had misled President Donald Trump into believing that the regime in Tehran posed an imminent threat.
A top counterterrorism official and staunch MAGA Republican resigned over the war with Iran, claiming that Israel had misled President Donald Trump into believing that the regime in Tehran posed an imminent threat.
Former President Bill Clinton told the House panel investigating Jeffrey Epstein that former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers introduced him to the disgraced financier after Clinton departed the White House.
Former President Bill Clinton told the House panel investigating Jeffrey Epstein that former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers introduced him to the disgraced financier after Clinton departed the White House.
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
President Donald Trump said he doesn’t need to go to Congress to restore his sweeping global tariffs after the Supreme Court decision Friday that struck them down.
President Donald Trump said he doesn’t need to go to Congress to restore his sweeping global tariffs after the Supreme Court decision Friday that struck them down.
President Donald Trump, joined by Speaker Mike Johnson and other Republican members of the House and Senate, speaks during a Feb. 3 bill signing.
China is providing crucial support for Russia’s aggression in Ukraine and could end the war with a phone call, US Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker said.
China is providing crucial support for Russia’s aggression in Ukraine and could end the war with a phone call, US Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker said.
Matthew Whitaker, US ambassador to NATO, speaks at the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. Nuclear deterrence is set to be a hot topic at the conference.
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