A Republican-dominated Ohio panel adopted new U.S. House districts on Friday that could boost the GOPs chances of winning two additional seats in next years elections and aid President Donald Trumps efforts to hold on to a slim congressional majority.

The action by the Ohio Redistricting Commission came as Virginia's Democratic-led Virginia General Assembly advanced a proposed constitutional amendment that could pave the way for redistricting in the state ahead of congressional midterm elections next year. The Senate on Friday passed a resolution that would allow lawmakers to temporarily bypass a bipartisan redistricting commission and gerrymander their maps. The House had advanced it Wednesday.

Trump has been urging Republican-led states to reshape their U.S. House districts in an attem

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