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As California pushes to eclipse Texas’ gerrymandering effort to secure more Republican-held seats in the House of Representatives at midterm elections, the first draft of the newly drawn congressional maps became public Friday.  This came a day after Governor Gavin Newsom held a news conference in LA’s Little Tokyo to announce a special election in November to ask for voters’ …

Democrats unveiled a proposal Friday that could give California’s dominant political party an additional five U.S. House seats in a bid to win the fight to control Congress next year. The plan calls for an unusually timed reshaping of House district lines to greatly strengthen the Democratic advantage in the state ahead of midterm elections, when Republicans will be defending …

Erin strengthened into a hurricane Friday as the storm continued on a path over the Atlantic Ocean, forecasters said. It is the first hurricane to develop in the Atlantic this year, and it was expected to continue gaining strength, potentially growing into a major hurricane. Forecasters with the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami have been urging people in the …

Gavin Newsom, California’s governor, said on Thursday state Democratic lawmakers would move forward with a redistricting plan to counter the Republican-led map-drawing effort in Texas aimed at securing a House majority after the midterm elections. As he spoke at the Japanese American National museum’s National Center for the Preservation of Democracy – a venue deliberately chosen for its symbolism – …

Poll: California voters back independent congressional maps, complicating Gavin Newsom’s redistricting push  Politico Newsom’s California redistricting push sets up a standoff with Republican-led opposition  CNN Newsom says California to draw congressional maps to ‘END TRUMP PRESIDENCY’  ABC News California Democrats prepare redistricting effort to counter Texas GOP  CBS News Newsom announces ‘Liberation Day’ event in gerrymandering fight  The Hill Source link

The office of Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday night revealed that the governor was going ahead with plans to redraw California’s congressional map with the goal of counteracting Republicans’ planned mid-decade gerrymander in Texas. In a post on X, Newsom’s press office made the announcement while openly parodying the social media posting style of U.S. President Donald Trump. …

Finally someone is communicating with President Donald Trump in a language he can understand. On Tuesday night, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-Calif.) informed the president that California is going to go ahead and redraw the state’s electoral maps after Trump missed a deadline amid the ongoing redistricting battle. The Democratic governor also decided to deliver his message in the funniest way …

When I was younger, driving anywhere included figuring out the ultimate challenge: who you would trust with the map. This constant issue was soon replaced by the ever faithful, if limited, TomTom. However, with the rise of smartphones, we had a new way to find our way, the map apps. There have been several apps that help you find your …

California governor Gavin Newsom says the state will draw new electoral maps after Donald Trump “missed” a deadline on Tuesday night in an ongoing redistricting battle between Democratic and Republican states. “DONALD ‘TACO’ TRUMP, AS MANY CALL HIM, ‘MISSED’ THE DEADLINE!!!”, Newsom’s office wrote on social media. “CALIFORNIA WILL NOW DRAW NEW, MORE ‘BEAUTIFUL MAPS,’ THEY WILL BE HISTORIC AS …

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Republican leaders said Tuesday that they were prepared to end their stalemated special session and immediately begin another standoff with Democrats in the GOP’s efforts to redraw congressional maps as directed by President Donald Trump. It’s the latest indication that Trump’s push to redraw congressional maps ahead of the 2026 midterm elections will become an …