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SACRAMENTO — California became center stage for the national political fight over House seats Friday when Gov. Gavin Newsom welcomed Democratic lawmakers from Texas who fled their home state to foil President Trump’s plans to redraw congressional districts. California lawmakers plan to respond with their own plan to gerrymander districts to favor Democrats and neutralize any Republican seats gained in Texas in …

Hypocrite is a synonym for politician. The last few days have proved that to be painfully clear. Texas Governor Greg Abbott has been getting a jolly and deserved skewering for the proposed cartographic contortions that he hopes to do to the congressional maps in his state. At the behest of President Donald Trump, Abbott is trying to ram through a …

Newsom blasts Trump’s $1 billion settlement proposal to UCLA as ‘extortion’  Politico Trump Wants U.C.L.A. to Pay $1 Billion to Restore Its Research Funding  The New York Times Trump administration demands $1B from University of California-Los Angeles  Politico Trump administration wants $1 billion settlement from UCLA over antisemitism claims  ABC7 Los Angeles Trump seeks $1-billion fine against UCLA. Newsom says ‘we’ll sue,’ calling it …

Some Democrats in California initially were skeptical of scrapping the district lines drawn by the state’s independent redistricting commission. Voters approved a ballot measure in 2008 creating the commission to draw state legislative district lines, and expanded its power to congressional maps with a separate measure in 2010. Others worried about the tight timeline to place a measure before voters …

Hours after the Trump administration demanded that the University of California pay a $1-billion fine to settle federal accusations of antisemitism in exchange for restoring frozen grant funding to UCLA, Gov. Gavin Newsom called the proposal “extortion” and said the state will go to court to protect the nation’s premier university system. “We’ll sue,” Newsom said during a news conference …

Gov. Gavin Newsom made a ballsy threat this week to Texas legislators who are trying to gerrymander voting maps in favor of Republicans. “Whatever they are doing will be neutered here in the state of California, and they will pay that price,” Newsom said. “They’ve triggered this response. And we’re not going to roll over, and we’re going to fight …

‘We’re just tired of playing by the rules:’ Newsom bets 2028 chips on redistricting power play  Politico California Democrats Look to Redraw House Map to Counter Texas G.O.P.  The New York Times Gavin Newsom is taking a page out of Trump’s playbook  SFGATE Gov. Newsom vows to fight fire with fire if Texas lawmakers pass legislation regarding redistricting  Fox News A California plan is …

Gavin Newsom is taking a page out of Trump’s playbook  SFGATE California Democrats Look to Redraw House Map to Counter Texas G.O.P.  The New York Times ‘We’re just tired of playing by the rules:’ Newsom bets 2028 chips on redistricting power play  Politico Gov. Newsom vows to fight fire with fire if Texas lawmakers pass legislation regarding redistricting  Fox News A California plan is …

WASHINGTON — A last-ditch effort by California Democrats to redraw the state’s congressional map for the 2026 election, countering a similar push by Texas Republicans, is now up against the clock. Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday that Democrats are moving forward with a plan to put a rare mid-decade redistricting plan before voters on Nov. 4. But state lawmakers will craft a …

Schwarzenegger ready to fight Newsom on redistricting  Politico The Great Gerrymander War: California fires back at Texas power play  Politico GOP effort forms to stop redistricting war between California’s Newsom and Texas’ Abbott  Axios Some swing district Republicans object to Texas redistricting plan as Democrats threaten to retaliate  NBC News Newsom has a plan to give Democrats a leg up for the midterms  CalMatters Source …