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Virginia Democrat who helped lead state’s redistricting push also played part in killing it
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A top Virginia Democrat’s support for his state’s redistricting referendum ironically backfired after a judge he previously appointed helped torpedo his party’s bid to redraw the state’s congressional districts.
Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., who endorsed the referendum and appeared at pro-referendum events, gave $100,000 to the campaign behind Virginia Democrats’ redistricting effort, which voters approved in April. On Friday, a judge Warner appointed when he was governor in 2002, D. Arthur Kelsey, was among the four justices who voted to strike the referendum down on constitutional grounds. In fact, Judge Kelsey authored the 4-3 prevailing opinion.
The voter-approved ballot measure was poised to give Democrats a major advantage heading into November’s midterm elections, and they vastly outspent Republicans in their bid to get it passed. However, Kelsey wrote in the prevailing opinion that the sequencing in which Democrats held the referendum vote violated the state’s Constitution, which requires an intervening election between the state legislature’s mandatory first and second passage of the proposed constitutional amendment.
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Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., arrives to the Capitol Visitor Center for a briefing about Iran on Tuesday, February 24, 2026. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Warner, who was the Governor of Virginia from 2002 until 2006, previously appointed Kelsey, then a Circuit Court judge, to the Virginia Court of Appeals. Kelsey served two terms before a GOP state legislature elevated him to the state’s Supreme Court, where Kelsey has been serving since 2015.
When Warner appointed Kelsey to the Virginia Court of Appeals in 2002, he praised the then-Suffolk circuit judge as having shown «a keen intellect, a strong work ethic and a commitment to equal justice,» according to a report from Virginia Lawyers Weekly at the time.
«Although I had not met Judge Kelsey before this process began, I have spoken to him at length, reviewed his numerous opinions and consulted with those who know him well,» Warner added in 2002.
Following the ruling by Virginia’s Supreme Court, Warner put out a statement in a news release saying he respected the decision, but added that «it’s impossible to ignore that more than three million Virginians already cast their ballots on the amendment and deserved to have their voices heard.»
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Fox News Digital reached out to Warner to inquire whether he felt the ruling was fair, but a spokesperson for the senator only referred Fox News Digital to the news release with his public statement.
Justice D. Arthur Kelsey speaks during the investiture ceremony of Chief Justice Cleo E. Powell, the first African-American woman Chief Justice of the Virginia Supreme Court, inside the chamber of the Supreme Court of Virginia, on March 2, 2026, in Richmond, Virginia. (Mike Kropf-Pool/Getty Images)
«Donald Trump assumed he could tilt the playing field and lock in political advantage before a single ballot was cast. But Virginians are paying attention,» Warner also said in his public statement. «They want leaders who will protect their rights, defend their freedoms, and actually focus on lowering costs and getting things done. Democrats will still show up this November, we will still compete everywhere, and when the votes are counted, Virginians will send a strong message about the kind of leadership they want.»
The prevailing opinion written by Kelsey said that Democrats’ proposed map would have replaced Virginia’s current 6-5 congressional split «with a highly partisan gerrymandered map» expected to create a 10-1 advantage for a single party.
Kelsey went on to highlight that under Democrats’ proposed new map, roughly 47% of Virginians who voted for one political party during the last congressional election would end up being represented by just 9% of Virginia’s delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives, while 51% of Virginians who voted for the other major political party would be represented by 91% of Virginia’s congressional delegation.
Signs urged early voters to vote yes or no in the Virginia redistricting referendum at the Ellen M. Bozman Government Center in Arlington, Va., on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
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Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger said Friday she was «disappointed» with the Supreme Court’s decision and, along with other Democrats, blasted the state’s High Court for invalidating the will of voters.
«More than three million Virginians cast their ballots in Virginia’s redistricting referendum, and the majority of Virginia voters voted to push back against a President who said he is ‘entitled’ to more Republican seats in Congress with a temporary and responsive referendum. They made their voices heard,» Spanberger said after the ruling.
«I am disappointed by the Supreme Court of Virginia’s ruling, but my focus as Governor will be on ensuring that all voters have the information necessary to make their voices heard this November in the midterm elections because in those elections we — the voters — will have the final say.»
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Los empleos de mayor calificación representan solo el 5% en San Salvador, pese al avance de algunas profesiones, según informe
La concentración del empleo en el Área Metropolitana de San Salvador muestra una tendencia clara: más de la mitad de los puestos de trabajo se ubican en un grupo reducido de ocupaciones. Estos últimos datos según la Encuesta de Hogares 2025, retomada por el Observatorio Económico y Laboral de la Organización De Mujeres Salvadoreñas Por La Paz, Ormusa en El Salvador.
De acuerdo a la información el 64.2% de los empleos se reparte entre solo cuarenta tipos de actividades, incluyendo trabajos asalariados y por cuenta propia.
Dentro de este universo, los empleos catalogados en el nivel 2 de competencia ocupan el mayor espacio.
Este segmento, que agrupa tareas como responsables de caja, albañiles, mecánicos, electricistas, operarias de maquila, costureras, personal de ventas, panaderos, cocineras, vigilantes, personal de salones de belleza, contables y secretarias, abarca el 46.8% del empleo en la zona. La mayoría de estas labores exige estudios de noveno grado, técnicos o de bachillerato.
De acuerdo a los datos de Ormusa, el panorama laboral ha sufrido transformaciones notables durante el periodo considerado. Entre 2018 y 2025, los empleos en centros de llamadas crecieron un 52.7%, mientras que las plazas para conductores y bodegueros aumentaron un 44.5% y un 35.7%, respectivamente.
Estos datos evidencian el impulso de sectores como los call centers, la logística y la economía digital en el AMSS.
El comercio minorista también se ha visto dinamizado. Los vendedores de comida de mostrador incrementaron su presencia en un 55.2%, y los comerciantes de tiendas en un 34.2%. Según el análisis, parte de este crecimiento se vincula a mejoras en la seguridad de la zona metropolitana.
La Encuesta de Hogares de Propósitos Múltiples 2025 muestra que, en contraste, las ocupaciones de nivel 1, aquellas que requieren solo estudios de primaria y se centran en tareas físicas o manuales, concentran el 11.1% del empleo.
En este grupo, los peones de construcción y los mensajeros duplicaron su presencia, con aumentos del 94.1% y del 85.9%, respectivamente. No obstante, las ventas ambulantes descendieron un 51.8%.
Los empleos que exigen mayor formación, identificados como nivel 4 de competencia, representan únicamente el 5% del mercado laboral metropolitano.
A pesar de su baja proporción, algunas profesiones demostraron tendencias de crecimiento. El diseño gráfico aumentó en un 63.8%, la medicina general en un 126.4% y la docencia en secundaria en un 168.2%. Por el contrario, se observaron descensos en educación primaria, contaduría y abogacía.
En el nivel intermedio, destaca el caso del secretariado administrativo y ejecutivo, que experimentó un alza del 227.2% en el periodo 2018-2025, situándose en el 1.2% de los empleos metropolitanos.
El documento concluye que la distribución actual del empleo en el AMSS plantea desafíos urgentes para la sociedad y los responsables de las políticas públicas.
El informe sugiere la necesidad de fomentar empleos formales con derechos laborales y acceso a seguridad social, además de facilitar la transición hacia sectores que requieran mayor nivel educativo y competencias técnicas.
La formación técnica profesional se menciona como una herramienta central para enfrentar estos desafíos y promover una economía más dinámica y equitativa. Los datos publicados se refieren exclusivamente a los municipios del Área Metropolitana de San Salvador y no están diferenciados por sexo.
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Top Trump official touts how DC makeover is proof America is rejecting ‘decline by choice’
Doug Burgum highlights American innovation at Great American State Fair
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum joins ‘Fox & Friends’ live from the Great American State Fair in Washington. He emphasizes America’s legacy of innovation and entrepreneurship, discussing the impact of AI and free markets. Burgum also addresses recent vandalism at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on June 22 and the upcoming July 4th opening of the Teddy Roosevelt Presidential Library.
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Interior Secretary Doug Burgum is defending President Donald Trump’s many initiatives to address infrastructure in Washington, D.C., calling it a visible reminder that the country needs to actively press back against decline.
«Nations don’t crumble by fate — they decline by choice,» Burgum told Fox News Digital.
«From rehabilitating and installing historic memorials, statues, and fountains to removing hundreds of instances of graffiti and cleaning up crime on our streets, this administration is proving that American greatness is built through action,» he continued.
Burgum’s reasoning, which came ahead of the United States’ 250th Independence Day anniversary, addresses criticisms of the administration that have surfaced in recent weeks, casting doubt on whether Trump’s many renovation and construction initiatives in Washington, D.C. have been worth their price tag.
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The US Capitol past traffic on North Capitol street in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025. (Kent Nishimura/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
As part of the 250th celebration, Trump has spent $14.7 million to restore the Lincoln Memorial’s reflecting pool, allocated $250 million to restore the Kennedy Center and is on track to spend over $400 million on the construction of a ballroom at the White House.
Trump, in a Truth Social update about the reflecting pool, framed the efforts as part of a larger effort.
«We’ve cleaned, renovated and beautified over 45 monuments and memorials, 28 statues and 22 fountains in Washington, D.C. Things are really looking good in our nation’s capital. Add to that the fact that when I became president, crime was rampant. And now Washington, D.C. is one of the safest cities anywhere in the United States,» Trump wrote.
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Interior Secretary Doug Burgum reacted during a meeting with Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodríguez at the Miraflores Presidential Palace on March 4, 2026, in Caracas, Venezuela. (Federico Parra/AFP via Getty Images)
The Department of the Interior, which has overseen many of the improvements, further updated its accomplishments ahead of July 4.
The city has removed 510 instances of graffiti, removed 154 homeless encampments, applied 212 tons of repair materials to roads and parkways, restored 280,000 square feet of roadway paving, rehabilitated 1,301 benches and fixed 1,913 lights.
Burgum said the repairs were emblematic of the administration’s aggressive posture towards addressing problems that had gone ignored in the past. In addition to these major improvements, DOI has restored and cleaned dozens of monuments and statues around DC.
DOI also recently helped transform Meridian Hill Park, which got high praise on social media by DC residents, into a desirable place to visit with a restored fountain that had been under construction for years with very little movement. They also cleaned and restored some of the statues in the park, including the Joan of Arc statue and the James Buchanan Memorial.
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Washington DC city workers dismantle tents and remove personal belongings during a sweep of a homeless encampment in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood in Washington, DC, on August 14, 2025. (JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)
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«While others accept decline, President Trump and the Department of the Interior are restoring the heart of our nation’s capital,» Burgum said. «The Golden Age of America isn’t just a slogan, it’s being rebuilt, one landmark, one street and one victory at a time.»
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