RICHMOND, Va. — The Virginia Senate approved a constitutional amendment on Friday that would allow the redrawing of the state's 11 congressional districts ahead of next year's midterm elections.

The amendment was approved with a 21-16 vote.

Virginia currently has a 6-5 Democratic majority in Congress. Democratic state lawmakers are seeking to add more seats for their party in response to President Donald Trump asking Republican-controlled states to redraw their maps and give his party a better chance to keep control of the House of Representatives in 2026.

Congressional maps are currently drawn by a bipartisan commission that was approved by 66% of Virginia voters in 2020.

The amendment would give the party in power — which is Democrats right now — the option to redraw districts throug

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