Virginia court pauses implementation of Democrat-drawn congressional map 

A Virginia court on Wednesday blocked the state from enacting new congressional districts that could allow Democrats to flip four Republican House seats in the 2026 midterm elections. 

A judge in Tazewell County ruled that the constitutional amendment on redistricting, narrowly approved by voters in a closely watched election Tuesday night, was invalid. 

The ruling came in response to a lawsuit filed by the Republican National Committee. 

Virginia Democrat Attorney General Jay ‌Jones ⁠said his office would appeal the ruling.

“As I said last night, Virginia voters have spoken, ​and ​an activist ⁠judge should not have veto power over ​the People’s vote,” Jones said in a statement. “We ​look ⁠forward to defending the outcome of last night’s election in ⁠court.”