{"id":76765,"date":"2026-04-22T05:41:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T05:41:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/the-redistricting-war-has-come-to-virginia\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T05:41:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T05:41:20","slug":"the-redistricting-war-has-come-to-virginia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/the-redistricting-war-has-come-to-virginia\/","title":{"rendered":"The Redistricting War Has Come to Virginia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"site-content\">\n<div>\n<p aria-live=\"assertive\" class=\"css-1dv1kvn\">new video loaded: <!-- -->The Redistricting War Has Come to Virginia<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"video-header\">\n<header class=\"css-jgknzh\">\n<div class=\"css-1gn3fip\">\n<div class=\"css-vabf4\">\n<div class=\"css-1331l0f\"><nyt-betamax class=\"css-wkvudm\"><template shadowrootmode=\"open\" slotassignment=\"named\"><link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/video-static\/betamax\/player-0.2.40-CnxAEwcy.css\" crossorigin=\"\"\/><\/template><nyt-betamax-cover><template shadowrootmode=\"open\" slotassignment=\"named\"><link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/video-static\/betamax\/cover-0.2.40-eTrf0IGY.css\" crossorigin=\"\"\/><\/template><nyt-betamax-poster><template shadowrootmode=\"open\" slotassignment=\"named\"><link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/video-static\/betamax\/poster-0.2.40-BdueiXaE.css\" crossorigin=\"\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/04\/21\/us\/elections\/Light\/Light-jumbo.png?auto=webp&amp;quality=75\" data-testid=\"betamax-poster\" sizes=\"(width &lt; 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