The battlefield is narrowing and the timeline is tightening in a congressional redistricting contest among states seeking a partisan advantage ahead of the November midterm elections. The end of Maryland’s legislative session this week marked the demise of Democratic efforts to reshape the state’s U.S. House districts. But Florida lawmakers are to begin a special … Read more
The 119th U.S. House has set records for its dysfunction. This congressional term has featured the longest government shutdowns in the nation’s history, the fewest votes cast in more than two decades (with the exception of a pandemic-induced low in 2020), and surprisingly few bills passed for a time of one-party control. And the unusual … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! EXCLUSIVE: One of the Democratic Party’s top rising stars, Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger, is coming under increasing fire as critics accuse her of pulling a “bait and switch” on voters by abandoning her affordability promises in favor of tax increases on “just about anything that moves.” A … Read more
Virginia Gov. Spanberger breaks silence on tanking poll numbers Fox News contributor Joe Concha analyzes Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s low approval rating, criticizing her policy shifts and proposals for new taxes. Concha draws parallels between Spanberger’s actions and the ‘bait and switch’ tactic, highlighting Democratic efforts to influence state maps. He suggests Virginia voters may … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A top Virginia Democrat is defending support for the redistricting effort critics are calling a “power grab” on the part of Gov. Abigail Spanberger and Richmond leadership, dismissing claims that rural Virginians will have their voices diluted by an urban-centric map. The redistricting referendum, before voters through … Read more
Michael Shull never imagined that a Democrat from the wealthy suburbs of Washington would represent his community in Congress. His corner of Virginia, with its sprawling farms and winding country roads, has been electing Republicans for more than three decades. Then came an unusual nationwide redistricting battle, with Democrats and Republicans redrawing congressional lines to … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A top Republican predecessor of Gov. Abigail Spanberger challenged her to publicly debate the merits of the redistricting referendum she and Virginia Democrats so fervently support, as an anti-gerrymandering group he works with also fired off a letter to her in his stead. Spanberger, along with Senate … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A top Virginia Democrat appeared to admit that state Democratic lawmakers’ effort to redraw the commonwealth’s congressional map is more about stopping President Donald Trump and his agenda than about ensuring fairness for voters in the Old Dominion. A referendum drafted by Richmond’s Democratic majority and set … Read more
After putting an aggressive redraw of the state’s congressional map before voters, some Virginia Democrats are growing uneasy about its prospects for passage one month out from the special election. Virginia Democrats entered 2026 riding a wave of momentum, comfortably flipping the governorship and expanding their majority in the state House in last fall’s elections. … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Virginia counties and several independent cities are pushing back against an April special election that could reshape nearly every Republican-held congressional district in the state before voters next head to the polls. If approved, the referendum would trigger a mid-cycle redrawing of the state’s congressional map, potentially … Read more