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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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