‘Maximum warfare’: Donald Trump lost the redistricting battle in Virginia. Democrats are set to fight for this red state next

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsanalysis‘Maximum warfare’: Donald Trump lost the redistricting battle in Virginia. Democrats are set to fight for this red state nextNew York Rep. Hakeem Jeffries has thrown down the gauntlet and is threatening Trump in his own backyard, Eric Garcia writesWednesday 22 April 2026 19:21 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2962958","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-virginia-democrats-florida-b2962958.html","title":"Donald Trump lost a redistricting battle in Virginia. Democrats set up Florida fight"},"popoverPlacementOverride":"bottom"}CloseDemocrat Abigail Spanberger says Trump and Republicans are 'making your life harder' in State of the Union rebuttalSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts b...