The White House, so far, appears to be publicly distancing itself from the Florida push. James Blair, the president’s deputy chief of staff, who is taking a temporary leave from the White House to oversee the political operation from outside, said on Wednesday that he hasn’t been involved with the Florida process, and that “we’ll see what happens.”

Virginia voters on Tuesday approved a new congressional map that would give Democrats an advantage in 10 House districts, leaving just one safe Republican seat, CBS News projects.

A special election to determine if Virginia voters will change the state’s constitution to allow for congressional redistricting that would likely shift four Republican-held seats to Democratic control.

Following the approval of Virginia‘s referendum to redistrict the state in favor of Democrats, the state’s Republican Party Chairman Jeff Ryer called the wording on the ballot “blatantly dishonest.” “I know we are disappointed by tonight’s result.

They are frustrated the party didn’t spend extensively and are putting pressure on Florida to give them back an edge.

Virginia voters passed a redistricting referendum that could boost Democrats with four additional House seats ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

Ari Fleischer didn't hold back after Republicans lost the Virginia redistricting referendum, saying the GOP started a fight without a clear path to victory

Virginia voters approved a referendum to enact a new congressional map that could net Democrats as many as four additional seats.