Court pauses redistricting in Virginia, day after voters approve new maps

A Virginia judge has temporarily halted the certification of a referendum that would redraw the state's congressional districts, after voters approved the measure to change boundary lines. The judge ruled the redistricting plan and enabling legislation unconstitutional following a Republican National Committee lawsuit, though the state plans to appeal the decision. This redistricting effort is part of a broader national trend of mid-decade map changes initiated after President Trump encouraged conservative states to redraw districts to maintain Republican congressional control.