12 AGs Petition Court to Defend Trump’s Executive Order on Citizenship Verification in Elections

Election officials assist voters in casting their ballot in the primary vote at Bruns Avenue Elementary School, Mecklenburg County Precinct 12, in Charlotte, N.C. , on March 3, 2026. Grant Baldwin/Getty Images Attorneys general from a dozen states on April 20 asked to intervene in two lawsuits that oppose President Donald Trump’s executive order on

Democrats boost midterm edge with Virginia redistricting win: 5 takeaways

Virginia voters on Tuesday approved a mid-decade redistricting plan that could help Democrats win four more House seats ahead of the November midterms Voters in the Old Dominion approved a temporary amendment to the state constitution allowing Democrats to draw new congressional lines favoring the party in all but one of its 11 House districts….

Senate Moves Forward on $70 Billion Measure to Fund ICE, Border Patrol

The U.S. Capitol building in Washington on April 13, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Senate Republicans on Tuesday agreed to move forward on a blueprint for a party-line budget resolution to fund the Department of Homeland Security’s immigration enforcement functions. In a 52–46 vote, the Senate approved moving forward the measure put forward by Senate

Virginia Voters Approve Gerrymandered Congressional Map As Legal Challenges Loom

A lower court ruled on several grounds that Democrats illegally put the proposed amendment on the ballot Abigail Spanberger (Win McNamee/Getty Images) Virginia voters approved a ballot measure Tuesday night allowing Democrats to redraw the Old Dominion’s congressional districts with a 10-1 advantage. Republicans will now turn to a legal challenge that’s before the state

Virginia Voters Approve Redistricting Plan That Favors Democrats

A voter at a polling site during the redistricting referendum in Alexandria, Va., on April 21, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times ALEXANDRIA, Va.—Virginian voters approved a constitutional amendment on April 21 that would redraw the commonwealth’s congressional map, giving Democrats an advantage. The Associated Press called the special election for the “Yes” vote at around