New voting maps flipped four Republican-held seats to give Democrats an edge in redistricting race sparked by Trump<\/p>\n
Virginia Democrats asked the US supreme court on Monday to revive a congressional map designed to boost their party\u2019s chances in November\u2019s midterm elections, turning to the court as Republicans \u2013 including allies of Donald Trump \u2013 seek to preserve narrow control of Congress.<\/p>\n
The case thrusts Virginia into an unusual, mid-decade redistricting showdown, as courts weigh whether lawmakers can remake House districts outside the normal post-census cycle \u2013 with control of a narrowly divided Congress potentially hanging in the balance.<\/p>\n
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