Virginia Approves Heavily Gerrymandered Congressional Map in Referendum

Joseph Chalfant / Townhall Tiosheet 

 

The Democrat gerrymander to disenfranchise countless conservative Virginians and seize federal power has passed, leaving Republicans with just a lone seat in the state. 

"Portsmouth and Norfolk are now almost fully reported and YES is overperforming our vote goals by 7 points in the two counties." — VoteHub (@VoteHub) April 21, 2026

The language of the proposed amendment certainly steered voters in the direction Democrats desired, claiming that the gerrymander would be implemented "temporarily" under the guise of restoring "fairness" in the midterm elections.

Other blue states have either already implemented or are in the process of implementing similar measures to ensure that Republicans are unable to secure representation in their states. “Principled” GOP legislators in states like Indiana have refused to fight fire with fire, and are willfully allowing Congress to fall to the Democrats. Read more, and see Xs here.

President Trump Rips Into 'Paper Tiger' NATO While Lauding Allied Gulf States

Dmitri Bolt / Townhall Tipsheet 

President Trump laid into NATO on CNBC’s "Squawk Box" on Tuesday, saying they have repeatedly failed to act like legitimate allies.

Not only have some allies opposed U.S. operations in Iran, but others have actively hindered them by closing their airspace to American military aircraft. They went on to try to take credit after the United States announced the Strait of Hormuz had been reopened, as UK Prime Minister and French President Emmanuel Macron said that Europe would launch a defensive military operation to ensure freedom of navigation.

In effect, the U.S. did the heavy lifting, only for others to step in afterward and try to claim credit.

President Trump made clear Tuesday that he is not pleased.  

"You know, we have allies now in the Middle East. Maybe some are, we can maybe count on more than allies in other parts of the world...Read more, see X's and videos here.

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