2026年5月8日 美国东部夏令时10:27:36 / 福克斯新闻
共和党议员辩称该方案是“违宪的权力攫取”
作者：布雷安娜·德皮什、保罗·施坦豪瑟 福克斯新闻
发布时间：2026年5月8日上午10:27 EDT | 更新时间：2026年5月8日上午11:34 EDT
弗吉尼亚州选区重划方案被判违宪，引发全国范围辩论
弗吉尼亚州共和党人庆祝巡回法院裁定民主党主导的选区重划方案违宪。匹兹堡专栏作家萨莱娜·齐托做客《福克斯与朋友们早间版》对此作出回应。
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弗吉尼亚州最高法院周五废除了一份新的、经选民批准的选区重划方案，为该州共和党在即将到来的2026年中期选举前取得重大胜利。
“我们认定，推动该提案所采用的立法程序违反了弗吉尼亚州宪法第十二条第一款，”弗吉尼亚州最高法院在裁决中表示，“这一违宪行为无可挽回地玷污了随后的全民公投结果，使其失去法律效力。”
弗吉尼亚州最高法院上个月就新通过的国会选区地图进行了口头辩论，该地图以微弱的51%比49%的优势获得该州选民批准。
该投票提案原本将赋予民主党控制的弗吉尼亚州议会——而非当前的无党派委员会——至2030年的临时选区重划权。
此举原本有望让民主党在弗吉尼亚州国会代表团中获得10:1的优势，远超其目前的6:5领先优势。共和党人迅速提起诉讼阻止该方案，促使州最高法院上个月举行口头辩论。
美国总统唐纳德·特朗普周五立即在社交媒体上称赞这一裁决是共和党“以及美国”的重大胜利。
唐纳德·特朗普总统在椭圆形办公室签署行政命令后回答记者提问。（美联社照片/亚历克斯·布兰登）
“弗吉尼亚州最高法院刚刚驳回了民主党人糟糕的选区划分，”特朗普在Truth Social上写道。
“这对共和党和美国来说都是巨大的胜利，在弗吉尼亚州。”
与此同时，弗吉尼亚州总检察长、民主党人杰伊·琼斯哀叹该裁决“将政治置于法治之上”，并表示其团队正在评估“所有可行的法律途径”。不过目前尚不清楚这些步骤具体包括什么，也不清楚该州是否会试图将案件上诉至最高法院进行审查。
“这一裁决压制了联邦各州各地数百万弗吉尼亚州选民的声音，它加剧了全美各地民众对我们民主状况的日益担忧，”琼斯在一份声明中表示。“我的团队正在仔细审查这一前所未有的命令，我们正在评估所有法律途径，以捍卫人民的意愿，保护弗吉尼亚州选举的公正性。”
福克斯新闻数字频道已联系琼斯的办公室置评。
弗吉尼亚州里士满的弗吉尼亚州最高法院大楼。（照片由埃泽·阿莫斯/盖蒂图片社拍摄）
共和党全国委员会主席乔·格鲁特斯周五称赞了这一裁决，在社交媒体上将其描述为选举公正性的“巨大胜利”。
“这明显违反了宪法——这就是共和党全国委员会介入阻止民主党人操纵选区并取得胜利的原因！”他说。
“正义得到了伸张，”前弗吉尼亚州州长格伦·杨金周五表示。
“从一开始，这就是对弗吉尼亚州宪法最明显的违反，”他说。“阿比盖尔·斯潘伯格和里士满的民主党人明知故犯地违反了我们的宪法，剥夺了数百万弗吉尼亚州选民的选举权。”
弗吉尼亚州前总检察长杰森·米亚雷斯也对该裁决表示赞赏。“如果阿比盖尔·斯潘伯格和弗吉尼亚州民主党人留意了我2025年10月的总检察长意见书，该意见书明确表明这一计划违宪且非法，他们本可以节省超过7000万美元、无数的麻烦，以及为捍卫站不住脚的立场而播出的数月令人反感的电视广告，”他在X平台上写道。
与此同时，民主党国会竞选委员会主席苏珊·德尔贝内将其描述为对民主进程的逆转。
“上个月，数百万弗吉尼亚州选民投下选票，反对共和党人的权力攫取。今天，四名非选举产生的法官决定无视选民的意愿，”德尔贝内说。“这一倒退向美国人传递了一个糟糕的信息——有权有势的精英将竭尽所能压制你。”
弗吉尼亚州是特朗普与共和党议员对抗民主党人的选区重划战争的最新战场之一。
2026年1月23日，共和党全国委员会（RNC）主席乔·格鲁特斯在加利福尼亚州圣巴巴拉市圣巴巴拉希尔顿海滨度假村举行的RNC冬季会议上发表讲话。（帕特里克·T·法伦/法新社 via 盖蒂图片社）
特朗普去年春天提出了一个罕见的——如果不是前所未有的——中期国会选区重划计划，以防止所谓的“蓝色浪潮”重演，即2018年中期选举民主党在他第一任期内夺回众议院多数席位。
此举旨在重新划分共和党领导州的国会选区地图，以巩固脆弱的众议院多数席位，并在中期选举后保住对众议院的控制权。传统上，执政党在中期选举期间会面临政治逆风并丢失席位。
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当被问及去年夏天他在全国范围内增加倾向共和党的众议院席位的计划时，特朗普说：“德克萨斯州将是最大的一个。届时会增加五个席位。”
布雷安娜·德皮什是福克斯新闻数字频道的全国政治记者，负责报道特朗普政府，重点关注司法部、联邦调查局和其他全国性新闻。她此前曾在《华盛顿观察家报》和《华盛顿邮报》报道全国政治，作品还见于《政客杂志》、《科罗拉多公报》等媒体。您可以通过Breanne.Deppisch@fox.com向布雷安娜发送爆料，或在X平台关注她的账号@breanne_dep。
Virginia Supreme Court tosses Dem-backed redistricting map, upending expected 10–1 edge
2026-05-08 10:27:36 EDT / Fox News
GOP lawmakers argued the map was an ‘unconstitutional power grab’
By Breanne Deppisch, Paul Steinhauser Fox News
Published May 8, 2026 10:27am EDT | Updated May 8, 2026 11:34am EDT
Virginia redistricting map ruled unconstitutional, sparking nationwide debate
Republicans in Virginia celebrate a circuit court ruling that the Democrat-led redistricting map was unconstitutional. Salena Zito, a Pittsburgh-based columnist, joined ‘Fox & Friends First’ to react.
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The Virginia Supreme Court on Friday invalidated a new, voter-approved redistricting map, delivering a significant victory for Republicans in the state ahead of the fast-approaching 2026 midterm elections.
“We hold that the legislative process employed to advance this proposal violated Article XII, Section 1 of the Constitution of Virginia,” the Virginia Supreme Court said in the ruling. “This constitutional violation incurably taints the resulting referendum vote and nullifies its legal efficacy.”
The Virginia Supreme Court heard oral arguments last month over the newly passed congressional map, which voters in the state approved by a narrow 51% to 49% margin.
The ballot measure would have given the Democrat-controlled Virginia legislature — rather than the state’s current nonpartisan commission — temporary redistricting power through 2030.
It was also expected to yield a 10-1 advantage for Democrats in Virginia’s congressional delegation, up from their current 6-5 edge. Republicans quickly sued to block the effort, prompting the state supreme court to hear oral arguments last month.
President Donald Trump immediately took to social media Friday to praise the ruling as a major victory for the Republican Party “and America.”
President Donald Trump answers questions from reporters after signing an executive order in the Oval Office.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
“The Virginia Supreme Court has just struck down the Democrats’ horrible gerrymander,” Trump said on Truth Social.
“Huge win for the Republican Party, and America, in Virginia.”
Meanwhile, Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones, a Democrat, lamented the ruling as one that “put politics over the rule of law,” and said his team is evaluating “every legal path” forward. It was not immediately clear what those steps might entail, however, or if the state might try to kick the case up to the Supreme Court for review.
“This decision silences the voices of the millions of Virginians who cast their ballots in every corner of the Commonwealth, and it fuels the growing fears across our nation about the state of our democracy,” Jones said in a statement. “My team is carefully reviewing this unprecedented order and we are evaluating every legal pathway forward to defend the will of the people and protect the integrity of Virginia’s elections.”
Fox News Digital reached out to Jones’ office for comment.
The Virginia state Supreme Court building in Richmond, Va.(Photo by Eze Amos/Getty Images)
Republican National Committee Chair Joe Gruters praised the ruling Friday, describing it on social media as a “HUGE WIN” for election integrity.
“This was a clear violation of the Constitution — that’s why the RNC stepped in to stop Democrats’ rigged maps and WON!” he said.
“Justice has been served,” former Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin said Friday.
“From the beginning, this was the most obvious violation of Virginia’s Constitution,” he said. “Abigail Spanberger and Democrats in Richmond knowingly violated our constitution to disenfranchise millions of Virginians.”
Virginia’s former attorney general, Jason Miyares, also praised the ruling. “If Abigail Spanberger and Virginia Democrats had paid attention my October 2025 AG’s Opinion that made clear this scheme was unconstitutional and illegal, they could have saved more than $70 million, countless headaches, and months of obnoxious television ads defending the indefensible,” he said on X.
Meanwhile, Suzan DelBene, chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, characterized it as a reversal of the democratic process.
“Last month, millions of Virginians cast their ballots and stood up against the Republican power grab. Today, four unelected judges decided to cast aside the will of the voters,” DelBene said. “This is a setback that sends a terrible message to Americans – the powerful and elite will do everything they can to silence you.
Virginia is one of the latest battlegrounds in the redistricting war pitting Trump and GOP lawmakers against Democrats.
Chair of the Republican National Committee (RNC) Joe Gruters speaks during the RNC Winter Meeting at the Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort in Santa Barbara, California, on January 23, 2026.(Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images)
Trump last spring floated the idea of a rare — if not unheard of — mid-decade congressional redistricting effort in an effort to prevent the so-called “blue wave” that saw Democrats retake the House majority in the 2018 midterms during his first term in office.
The effort was aimed at redrawing congressional district maps in GOP-led states to pad the fragile House majority and keep control of the chamber afterthe midterms, when the party in power traditionally faces political headwinds and loses seats.
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Asked last summer about his plan to add Republican-leaning House seats to maps across the country, Trump said, “Texas will be the biggest one. And that’ll be five.”
Breanne Deppisch is a national politics reporter for Fox News Digital covering the Trump administration, with a focus on the Justice Department, FBI and other national news. She previously covered national politics at the Washington Examiner and The Washington Post, with additional bylines in Politico Magazine, the Colorado Gazette and others. You can send tips to Breanne at Breanne.Deppisch@fox.com, or follow her on X at @breanne_dep.