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California Democrats released a new gerrymandered House map on Friday night that, if implemented, would steal GOP seats held for decades.
The actor-turned-governor helped overhaul how California draws political maps. In an interview with The New York Times, he said he would fight to preserve that legacy.
Voters will be tasked with approving new congressional maps in a special election in November, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced.
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Newsom announces California redistricting push, setting up a standoff with GOP-led opponents
Gavin Newsom formally kicked off his push Thursday to redraw California’s congressional maps in response to a Republican-led effort in Texas, setting up the next stage of his fight against both the Trump administration and a coalition of gerrymandering opponents within the state.
A group of masked U.S. Border Patrol agents showed up in trucks outside of the press conference at the Japanese American National Museum.
Gov. Gavin Newsom announces California redistricting plan with Trump-style social media posts, claiming the president "poked the bear."
Speaking to reporters after his campaign launch, Newsom batted away criticism, saying Trump had struck first by saying he was “entitled” to a GOP congressional majority. The governor had earlier this week asked Trump to block Texas and other red state from moving forward with their own redistricting efforts.
The latest POLITICO-Citrin Center-Possibility Lab survey found that strong majorities in both parties prefer an independent panel draw the House district lines.
Kern County Board of Education President Mary Little said her board's resolution to keep males out of girls sports was a response to Gavin Newsom's "illegal" actions.