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  Republican proposes giving Democratic-leaning part of Virginia back to DC after redistricting vote By   JESSE BEDAYN  and  MIKE CATALINI Updated 4:39 PM EDT, April 23, 2026 Virginia’s  redistricting referendum,  which could net Democrats a 10-1 House seat advantage, is spurring Republican legislation that would expand the borders of Washington, D.C., and cost the state Democratic voters. Georgia Republican Rep. Rich McCormick said Thursday he introduced the Make DC Square Again Act, a bill that would undo the 19th century return of the southwestern part of the district to the state of Virginia, known as retrocession. “The Make DC Square Again Act restores the original ten-mile-square District and ends the artificial advantage Virginia Democrats have recently gained from all the federal bureaucrats moving into Virginia,” McCormick said in a statement. The measure’s prospects are unlikely in a Congress that can barely keep the lights on. But it’s the l...

It's  O ur  D emocracy! Today’s Action: Join Indivisible for their Text Training and Action Hour! Today's Top Stories: Trump asks Clarence Thomas to weigh in on Mar-a-Lago classified docs probe Rapidly running out of options, Trump's team has filed an emergency request asking Justice Clarence Thomas, who oversees the 11th Circuit Court, to restore his hand-picked judge's original order that would keep 100 classified documents under the authority of the Special Master, not federal investigators. It's not likely to accomplish anything other than throwing yet another wrench in the infuriatingly slow process of bringing him to justice for his crimes — but sooner or later he's going to run out of wrenches. Take Action:  Impeach Clarence Thomas for hiding corrupt payments to his wife! VIDEO OF THE DAY:  Herschel Walker’s son sinks his own father’s campaign Turns out years of neglect and abuse came back to bite the GOP Senate candidate at a most inopportune moment. Gra...