Obama and Holder clarify their support for Virginia redistricting in new videos
Former President Barack
Obama and former AG Eric Holder clear up confusion about their support for Virginia redistricting effort.
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Democrats rally national firepower in final push for ‘yes’ vote on Virginia redistricting referendum
With just days until Virginians decide whether to approve a mid-decade redistricting plan, top Democratic leaders and influential voices gathered in a high-profile livestream to make their closing argument.
As White House threatens midterms, states are working to Trump-proof the vote
As President Donald Trump and his administration escalate threats to interfere in this year’s midterms, at least 11 states led by Democrats are taking steps to harden their elections against White House meddling.
In latest attack on overseas voters, Republicans sue Virginia
A new lawsuit filed by the Republican National Committee (RNC) seeks to strip voting access from a group of U.S. citizens living abroad. It’s the GOP’s latest move in its growing campaign against overseas voters.
Virginia voters narrowly favor redistricting referendum, new poll shows
A narrow majority of Virginia voters say they support Democrats’ redistricting referendum, with 52% of likely voters saying they’re in favor of the measure, according to new poll results from a Washington Post-Schar School survey.
Peter Thiel-backed group contributes $2.5 million to oppose Virginia redistricting
A group linked to tech billionaire Peter Thiel has waded into the Virginia redistricting battle, contributing $2.5 million to the PAC behind controversial GOP mailers.
This week at Democracy Docket: SAVE takes over the Senate, and DOJ’s latest epic blunder
This was the week when MAGA Republicans finally got what they’d been demanding for so long: A full Senate debate on the SAVE America Act, President Donald Trump’s monster voter suppression bill.
Virginia vs. Florida: Trump’s redistricting arms race isn’t over yet
President Donald Trump’s plan to rig the 2026 midterm elections by pushing GOP-controlled states to redraw congressional maps isn’t over yet.
GOP group targets Black voters with mailer comparing Virginia redistricting to Jim Crow
A Republican-aligned political group is targeting Black voters in Virginia with a manipulative mailer that compares the state’s upcoming redistricting special election to the Ku Klux Klan and Jim Crow-era voting restrictions.
Despite weeks of confusion, Virginians will begin voting on redistricting referendum Friday
Despite weeks of confusion caused by the GOP’s attempts to block the vote, Virginians will head to the polls Friday for the first day of early voting on a redistricting referendum. If passed, it could send a blue wave through the state.