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California, Texas and the redistricting

The fight over California redistricting enters new phase

California Democrats may have successfully muscled a new congressional map through the state legislature this week, but the redistricting fight in the Golden State is only just beginning.

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What to know about the legal battles over redistricting in Texas and California

Texas lawmakers approved a new congressional map this week at the behest of President Donald Trump, seeking to preserve his Republican Party's slim majority in the U.S. House of Representatives in the November 2026 midterm elections.

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Newsom Signs California Redistricting Plan to Counter Texas Republicans

Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democratic state lawmakers moved quickly to create new districts that could help their party flip five congressional seats. Their plan still requires voter approval.

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California’s lightning-fast push for partisan redistricting reflects Trump’s new America

In the last week, with lightning speed, the nation's foremost political leaders have jettisoned any pretense of political ...

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Newsom signs California congressional redistricting bills, countering Trump-backed push in Texas

California Gov. Gavin Newsom used his Democratic supermajority to push a new congressional map that favors Democrats in an ...

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5 things to know about California’s special election on redistricting

California will ask voters this fall to decide whether to redraw the state’s congressional lines after its ...

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California Supreme Court declines to stop Newsom's redistricting plan

The California Supreme Court cleared the way for Democrats to move forward with a plan to redraw congressional districts ...

How your congressional district could change under California’s redistricting

A ballot measure to temporarily change California’s U.S. Congressional districts before the 2026 midterm election will go to ...

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California lawmakers swiftly pass, governor signs, Democrats' redistricting plan

The swift passage was a decisive victory for Governor Gavin Newsom, widely seen as a possible 2028 White House contender ...

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California’s redistricting efforts are ‘uniquely anti-democratic,’ Rep. Kevin Kiley says

Calif., discusses Gov. Gavin Newsom’s redistricting plans before the 2026 midterm elections and more on ‘Fox News Live.’ ...

Frustrated voters caught in redistricting war: 'This isn’t how a well-run republic runs'

As Texas approves new congressional maps, California is fighting back. Caught in the middle are frustrated voters.