Virginia Gerrymandering Blocked & Left-Wing Nonprofit Scandal Spreads | 4.23.26

The Virginia Supreme Court has temporarily blocked the certification of the state’s newly gerrymandered congressional map, throwing a wrench into Democrats’ plan to lock in a 10-to-1 Democratic seat advantage ahead of the midterms. Meanwhile, the Southern Poverty Law Center faces an 11-count federal indictment alleging it paid Nazis and KKK members more than $3 million while fundraising off the threat of white supremacy. And as Iran’s leadership remains in disarray following the February strikes, regional allies are tightening economic pressure on the regime to force it back to nuclear negotiations.

Virginia Redistricting Hits a Legal Wall

Democrats in Virginia passed a dramatically gerrymandered congressional map in a special session, flipping the state from a 6-5 Republican-leaning delegation to a proposed 10-1 Democratic advantage. But the move has already been blocked by a district court injunction, and the legal arguments against it are substantial. The special session, according to critics, was not authorized to handle redistricting, and the required 30-day public posting period for the language was not met. The map also violates Virginia’s Article II limits on district compactness, producing oddly shaped districts—including one compared to a lobster.