Inside the high-stakes referendum that every Democrat is watching
4/21/202615 min
Voters in Virginia head to the polls today to decide whether to redraw the state’s congressional voting map. VPM’s Jahd Kahlil explains where the campaigns stand.
Following multiple hostile comments by President Trump about NATO, European nations are working on a fallback plan should the U.S. leave the alliance. The Wall Street Journal’s Bojan Pancevski joins to discuss what it might look like.
FIFA and transportation officials in New Jersey are in a standoff over who should foot the bill for increased train ridership during the World Cup. Adam Crafton of The Athletic breaks down why the spat means fans could be stuck with train tickets as high as $150.
Plus, Trump’s labor secretary resigns, Apple gets a new CEO, and a record is set at the Boston Marathon.
Today’s episode was hosted by Gideon Resnick.
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First 90 secondsGideon Resnick· Host0:00
[upbeat music] Good morning. Virginia's high stakes referendum to redraw its maps has arrived, bringing in presidential attention.
Barack Obama· Soundbite0:11
By voting yes, you can take a temporary step to level the playing field.
Donald Trump· Soundbite0:16
If they get these additional seats, they're gonna be making changes at the federal levels.
Gideon Resnick· Host0:20
Trump loses another cabinet member amid misconduct allegations, and the battle over costs pitting FIFA against its hosts. It's Tuesday, April twenty-first. I'm Gideon Resnick, and this is Apple News Today. [upbeat music] It's a vote on borders within their state, but when Virginians cast a ballot today, there will be implications far outside of the Commonwealth. On the ballot is one of the most consequential redistricting fights that's left to play out before the midterms this November. Right now, Virginia is pretty split in its congressional representation. Six Democrats and five Republicans.
Jahd Khalil· Guest0:58
A yes vote would lead to probably a delegation of 10 Democrats and one Republican.
Gideon Resnick· Host1:05
Jad KhaliL is a state politics reporter for VPM News, an NPR affiliate in Virginia.
Jahd Khalil· Guest1:10
I think also what they're voting on is whether Virginia should respond to the gerrymandering push that President Donald Trump's been doing around the country with their own gerrymander.
Gideon Resnick· Host1:21
States typically redraw their maps every ten years, but the president sparked a mid-decade tit-for-tat redistricting fight when he asked lawmakers in Republican