California's vote this November on what's known as Proposition 50 will have tremendous consequences for the 2026 midterms and the 2028 presidential election.

(Reuters) -Four California Republicans filed a lawsuit on Tuesday seeking to block Governor Gavin Newsom's redistricting plan, which would create five new Democratic U.S. congressional seats in his state.

Gov. Gavin Newsom's redistricting plan threatens to flip five Republican congressional districts to Democratic control in California's gerrymandering plan.

Voters will be tasked with approving new congressional maps in a special election in November, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced.

Newsom and California Democrats proposed new congressional lines on Friday in an attempt to eliminate potential gains in Texas, where Republicans backed by Donald Trump launched a nationwide redistricting battle with nakedly partisan ambitions ahead of midterm elections in 2026.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is leaning into the redistricting fight as he looks to build his national profile ahead of a potential 2028 bid, but the move comes with political risks. Newsom formally declared his plans at a rally Thursday to call a special election for November that would allow state lawmakers to

The latest POLITICO-Citrin Center-Possibility Lab survey found that strong majorities in both parties prefer an independent panel draw the House district lines.

The governor connected President Donald Trump’s request that Texas Republicans redraw districts to eke out another five House seats to the Jan. 6 insurrection, rollbacks on abortion rights, Trump’s dismantling of federal agencies and targeting of law firms, universities and museums, and federal deportation raids in California.