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California’s Democratic Legislature is expected to counter Texas’ mid-decade redraw of its congressional map with one of its own.
"That's the only thing we can do right now because, if we don't, this country's representatives in Washington will not reflect the country," NBC News' Claire McCaskill says ...
Democratic voters overwhelmingly say partisan gerrymandering is wrong, except when it benefits California Democrats, a new ...
Former President Barack Obama endorsed California Gov. Gavin Newsom's redistricting map during a fundraiser for an ...
California Democrats are taking up their proposed constitutional amendment to temporarily redraw their congressional maps, ...
In a direct counter to Texas, California Democrats, led by Governor Gavin Newsom, are scheduled to pass a new congressional map to create up to five new winnable seats. However, California’s process ...
Newsom has engineered the high-risk strategy in response to President Donald Trump’s own brinkmanship. Trump pushed Texas Republicans to reopen the legislative maps they passed in 2021 to squeeze out ...
The gambit has triggered a national redistricting war, as governors from both major parties threaten to initiate similar efforts in other states.
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Texas Republicans are triumphant after a success in their efforts to redraw the state’s congressional maps, but California Democrats are set to make their move.