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Virginia's top voting official, it takes a lot to surprise Chris Piper. But the frenzied redistricting battle of the past few months — including a congressional map in his home state [thrown out](https://www.npr.org
impact on Donald Trump’s power, and the capacity to derail the rest of the president’s second term in office. Overnight, voters in Virginia approved a measure to redraw the state’s political
redistricting battle. California Democrats planned to create five seats that favor Democrats. While Missouri and North Carolina Republicans created a few more GOP-leaning seats, giving Republicans an edge heading into the midterms. But Virginia
Congress. Within days of the decision, Republican-led states in the south moved to redraw congressional maps to erase majority-Black districts. Some of those maps have already [gone into effect](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/02/memphis-voting-democrats) ahead
impact director. “Now he’s aiming federal power at California’s locally run vote. This is the same playbook he always reaches for, only this time he has the muscle and federal tools