A group fighting to get Virginia voters to approve an April 21 referendum to let Democrats in the state redraw its congressional maps is being pumped with liberal cash, receiving over $38 million from less than a dozen left-wing entities over the last three months, including from the George Soros-backed Fund For Policy Reform Inc.

The Virginia Public Access Project (VPAP) tracks state spending in Virginia and, according to its database, Virginians for Fair Elections has received $5 million from the Soros-funded and founded entity, which is within his Open Society Foundations Network of groups known for pushing liberal causes. 

Soros’ latest cause is a massive gerrymandering effort in Virginia, where the state’s congressional delegation could go from effectively 6 Democrats and 5 Republicans, to 10-Democratic-leaning districts and one Republican-leaning district, per VPAP. Virginians for Fair Elections is one of the main vehicles pushing Virginia voters to vote «yes» on April 21 to redraw the state’s maps. Virginia’s decision to redraw its maps came after mid-decade redistricting efforts by Republicans in Texas, which significantly changed the state’s electoral maps.

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Tens of millions of dollars have been pumped into the state of Virginia ahead of the April 21 referendum vote, with the vast majority going to the Democratic side of the issue.

Besides money from Soros’ network, in 2026, Virginians for Fair elections received $20 million from the nonprofit counterpart of House Democrats’ House Majority PAC, $100,000 from Sen. Tim Kaine’s, D-Va., leadership PAC, a little over $10 million from the progressive nonprofit that funds ballot initiatives nationwide, The Fairness Project, almost $500,000 from the Democratic Party of Virginia, $1 million from the Global Impact Social Welfare Fund, $1 million from a group called American Opportunity Action, and then several other smaller donations from wealthy liberal backers.

The main group opposing redistricting, Virginians For Fair Maps, has only raised a little over $3 million from just two donors in 2026. $560,000 came from the Republican Party of Virginia while the remaining $2.5 million came from a group by the same name, Virginians for Fair Maps, according to VPAP. 

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Despite the fundraising advantage, the referendum is still expected to be close. Since polls opened March 6 for early voting, turnout in Republican-heavy counties has been high compared to the state’s election turnout in November, when Democrats performed very well and Spanberger took over the Governor’s mansion, while Jones took over the attorney general’s Office.

Democrats in the state have reportedly been urging Spanberger to get more assertive in the redistricting effort.

Democrat Beth Macy, who is running for Congress in one of the five House districts currently held by Republicans, said Virginia Democrats «gotta stop bringing a spork to a knife fight,» according to Politico. She added that it would be «helpful» for Spanberger «to be the spokesperson on redistricting because she did so well and won by so much.»

Soros’ network of groups and PACs has also been a powerful force behind supporting dozens of far-left district attorneys, such as the formerly recalled San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin, Chicago’s Kim Foxx, and L.A.’s George Gascon. In 2022, 1 in 5 Americans were represented by a Soros-linked prosecutor, according to data from the Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund. 

In Virginia, Soros’ Democracy PAC donated at least $500K to help Spanberger become governor and to help Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones, who fantasized about killing his Republican rival and his family, get elected. His PACs have also donated millions to the campaign coffers of far-left district attorneys in Virginia.

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger offers the Democratic response to the State of the Union. (Mike Kropf/Getty Images)

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Fox News Digital reached out to Soros’ Open Society Foundations and the other top donors pumping millions into the redistricting battle, but did not receive a response from Soros’ group ahead of publication.

«No one wanted to take this action, but in a democracy, we can’t let entire states rig their congressional maps just to bend to the will of one person. We have to respond. This amendment is a temporary, one-time exception that gives Virginia voters a voice and meets the needs of the current moment, while ensuring Virginia’s bipartisan redistricting process will resume after the 2030 census,» Alexis Magnan-Callaway, a spokesperson for The Fairness Project, told Fox News digital. 

«The ballot measure allows Virginia voters, not politicians, to decide for themselves whether they want new, temporary districts,» she continued. «This isn’t about favoring one party over another. This is about restoring fairness across the board by temporarily changing Virginia’s congressional districts.»

La Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO) en El Salvador ha puesto en primer plano el papel fundamental de las mujeres rurales en la agricultura, a través de un encuentro celebrado en el departamento de Morazán. La actividad, realizada en el marco del “Año de la Agricultora”, reunió a lideresas, autoridades locales, instituciones gubernamentales y organizaciones aliadas, con el objetivo de fortalecer la resiliencia en los sistemas agroalimentarios frente al cambio climático y visibilizar el liderazgo de las agricultoras salvadoreñas.

Durante el evento, denominado “Agricultoras cultivando resiliencia en los sistemas agroalimentarios”, se compartieron experiencias sobre la conservación e intercambio de semillas, el manejo de viveros comunitarios, la restauración de ecosistemas y la implementación de prácticas agrícolas resilientes. Estas acciones buscan no solo garantizar la seguridad alimentaria en comunidades rurales, sino también preservar la biodiversidad y promover la adaptación al clima en una de las regiones más vulnerables del país.

Uno de los ejes centrales del encuentro fue la exposición de resultados y aprendizajes del proyecto RECLIMA, una iniciativa emblemática en el corredor seco de El Salvador. Este proyecto, ejecutado por la FAO en coordinación con los ministerios de Agricultura y Ganadería, Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales, el Centro Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria y Forestal (CENTA), la Fundación para la Restauración de Ecosistemas y la Adaptación al Cambio Climático (FIAES) y con financiamiento del Fondo Verde para el Clima (GCF), ha logrado beneficiar a más de 50,000 familias agricultoras en todo el país.

El enfoque de RECLIMA prioriza la participación y liderazgo de las mujeres en el desarrollo rural. En Morazán, 152 mujeres han asumido el rol de promotoras comunitarias, encargándose de replicar conocimientos y prácticas innovadoras en sus comunidades. Además, 9,109 mujeres han participado en jornadas de restauración de ecosistemas degradados, y 1,041 han mejorado su acceso al agua mediante sistemas de cosecha de agua lluvia domiciliaria, lo que representa un avance significativo en la autonomía y bienestar de las familias rurales.

Durante la jornada, las participantes intercambiaron semillas criollas y variedades adaptadas al cambio climático, exhibieron productos agrícolas diversificados y compartieron técnicas para el manejo sostenible de viveros comunitarios. La restauración de ecosistemas y la promoción de prácticas agrícolas resilientes fueron temas centrales, resaltando la importancia de la diversificación productiva y la integración de conocimientos ancestrales con innovaciones tecnológicas.

La FAO subrayó que el liderazgo de las mujeres rurales es clave para enfrentar los desafíos del cambio climático y garantizar la seguridad alimentaria en El Salvador. En el encuentro, las agricultoras destacaron la necesidad de continuar fortaleciendo redes de apoyo, acceso a recursos y capacitación técnica para consolidar su papel como agentes de cambio en las comunidades.

El proyecto RECLIMA también ha impulsado la creación de espacios de diálogo y aprendizaje entre mujeres agricultoras, permitiendo la identificación de retos, el intercambio de soluciones y la construcción colectiva de estrategias de adaptación. Las autoridades presentes coincidieron en que la participación activa de las mujeres es esencial para alcanzar la sostenibilidad y resiliencia de los sistemas agroalimentarios, especialmente en zonas afectadas por sequías recurrentes y degradación ambiental.

La experiencia de Morazán refleja el impacto positivo de la colaboración entre instituciones estatales, organismos internacionales y comunidades rurales. La FAO reiteró su compromiso de seguir promoviendo la igualdad de género, la inclusión y la sostenibilidad en el sector agropecuario, reconociendo el aporte invaluable de las mujeres rurales en la construcción de un futuro más justo y resiliente para El Salvador.

NASA is racing to establish a permanent human presence on the moon as the U.S. looks to beat China’s ambitions on the lunar surface amid intensifying competition in space.

The Trump administration’s push for a roughly $20 billion moon base marks a major shift in NASA’s strategy, moving away from plans for a lunar-orbiting space station and toward building infrastructure directly on the moon as a long-term foothold for deep space exploration.

«This time, the goal is not flags and footprints,» NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said as he outlined the plan. «This time, the goal is to stay.» 

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«The reason you want to have a lunar base is that it acts as a focal point of our ongoing efforts to not just be around the Earth, but go into deep space,» Casey Dreier, chief of space policy at The Planetary Society space exploration nonprofit, told Fox News Digital. «It’s like the reason that we have our base stations in Antarctica.»

Dreier said a sustained presence on the moon would allow the U.S. to store supplies, build out infrastructure and expand its capabilities over time in ways that are not possible with a station orbiting the moon.

The shift also reflects a recalibration of NASA’s earlier plans, which centered on the Gateway program — a proposed space station in orbit around the moon that had been a cornerstone of the Artemis program but faced delays, funding uncertainty and growing questions about its necessity.

Originally envisioned as a staging point for astronauts traveling to and from the lunar surface, Gateway was designed to serve as a communications hub and transfer point in orbit. NASA is now redirecting resources toward building infrastructure directly on the lunar surface instead.

While the new approach sharpens NASA’s focus, Dreier cautioned that the administration’s timeline and budget remain highly ambitious.

«Probably not,» he said when asked whether $20 billion would be enough to build and sustain a lunar base. «It’s an ambitious level.»

Dreier added that the roughly seven-year timeline is aggressive, particularly given the technical challenges of operating on the moon, suggesting the effort may begin with a limited initial presence that expands over time.

China has successfully carried out robotic sample return missions, launching material from the lunar surface back to Earth — a technically demanding feat that underscores its growing capabilities. (Li Jieyi/VCG via Getty Images)

China is aiming to land astronauts on the moon by around 2030, a milestone that would mark its first crewed lunar mission and significantly expand its presence beyond Earth orbit.

The push for a lunar base comes as China also rapidly advances its own capabilities, conducting increasingly complex robotic missions and laying the groundwork for a long-term presence on the moon.

«They have gone from launching one or two satellites or space science satellites to launching dozens,» Dreier said. «They have landed huge amounts of mass now on the moon, on the far side of the moon.»

He noted that China has also successfully carried out robotic sample return missions, launching material from the lunar surface back to Earth — a technically demanding feat that underscores its growing capabilities.

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«They’re developing their capability very fast,» Dreier said. «That is more capability than the United States has at the moon right now.»

«At the Moon, China actually has the advantage right now,» he added.

«They have gone from launching one or two satellites or space science satellites to launching dozens,» Dreier said. «They have landed huge amounts of mass now on the moon, on the far side of the moon.»

China is working with international partners, including Russia, on plans for a long-term presence near the lunar south pole — a region believed to contain water ice and other key resources.

«We find ourselves with a real geopolitical rival, challenging American leadership in the high ground of space,» Isaacman said.

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Dreier said the push to build sustained operations on the moon could also strengthen broader U.S. capabilities in space, particularly as orbit becomes more contested.

«The moon is the ultimate high ground,» he said. «If we have to have space contested, let’s make it a race to the moon … rather than something far more direct and destructive in the Earth orbit.»

Fox News Digital reached out to NASA for comment.