Virginia Dems flip on gerrymandering, blame Trump for redistricting reversal

Virginia Democrats who once championed redistricting reform are now drafting a constitutional amendment to let them redraw the state’s U.S. House district maps — a reversal critics say undermines their own 2020 push for an independent commission.The legislature reconvened in a special session in Richmond this week, where Senate President Pro Tempore L. Louise Lucas sparred with critics on X, ripped former President Donald Trump and mocked Republicans with a GIF of herself dancing to Famous Dex’s "Hoes Mad."Lucas, of Portsmouth, previously heralded the state’s successful Democrat-led 2020 effor