A Virginia judge has blocked certification of the state’s newly approved congressional maps, striking down the election certification less than a day after voters backed the mid‑term redistricting

A Tazewell County judge has declared that Virginia cannot certify the results of Tuesday's special election -- during which voters approved a controversial proposal to redraw the state’s congressional map -- due to several concerns about whether or not the effort is legal.

A congressional map approved by Virginia voters that aims to help Democrats net four US House seats in November’s midterms faces another legal hurdle just one day after its passage.

Rep. Rich McCormick (R-Ga.) on Wednesday introduced legislation to make the Virginia cities of Arlington and Alexandria part of Washington, D.C., reversing an 1846 law that returned the regions to

The Virginia Supreme Court has scheduled oral arguments for Monday over a challenge to the validity of the redistricting referendum, the latest step in a fast-moving court battle over the commonwealth’s congressional map.

On Tuesday evening, Democrats earned a key win when Virginians narrowly voted to allow a mid-cycle redistricting effort. This will allow Democrats to redraw the congressional maps to create 10 districts favorable to Democrats and one favorable to Republicans,

A high-stakes legal fight is unfolding in Virginia after a judge halted the implementation of a new Democratic-backed congressional map just one day after voters approved a redistricting referendum. The map,