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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 in California to gain more seats there.* *But Democrats were also dealt a blow in Virginia when the state’s supreme court [rejected](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/08/virginia-supreme-court-rules-against-congressional-maps?referring_host=Reddit&utm_campaign=guardianacct) a voter-approved congressional map that would have
midterms, rejecting calls to reschedule the state’s upcoming primary. The outgoing Republican governor said that he will not cancel Georgia’s May 19 primary or rush to redraw congressional maps, following a Supreme Court
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
impact on voters is confusion," Piper said. "'Where do I go vote? Who is even my elected representative? Or, which district am I even in?'... There's the potential for them to not know
midterms will serve as an example of how the president will wield the federal government’s power at cities and states in a crusade to ensure his party maintains power. In contrast to 2020, when