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Gov. Gavin Newsom is championing the aggressive high-stakes Democratic effort to strike back at Trump’s power grab as the two parties jostle for a political advantage in next year’s
California’s Democratic Legislature is expected to counter Texas’ mid-decade redraw of its congressional map with one of its own.
The vote targets congressional lines ahead of the 2026 midterms in a state where shifts could change control of the House of Representatives.
Texas Democratic state Rep. Nicole Collier abruptly left a call with California Gov. Gavin Newsom and other party members after she was told she was committing a felony.
Gov. Gavin Newsom looks on as Speaker Emerita Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-San Fransisco, delivers remarks during a news conference on redistricting at the Governor's Mansion in downtown Sacramento on Friday, Aug. 8, 2025. California legislative leaders met with Texas Democratic lawmakers about Republican plans to redistrict. DANIEL HEUER [email protected]
New polling shows that California Democrats would take Gavin Newsom over Kamala Harris in a 2028 presidential primary.
California voters backed independent redistricting for congressional seats and giving it up to counter President Trump creates a moral conflict even for Democrats.