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Obama applauds Newsom’s California redistricting plan

'A responsible approach': Obama backs California's response to Texas redistricting

Former President Barack Obama is backing California’s plan to counter mid-decade redistricting efforts by Republicans in Texas.

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Obama praises Newsom’s ‘responsible approach’ to California redistricting after Texas efforts

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Obama applauds Newsom’s California redistricting plan as ‘responsible’ as Texas GOP pushes new maps

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California Redistricting Hearing Turns Heated as Republicans Mount Opposition Campaign

A California legislative hearing turned into a shouting match Tuesday as a Republican lawmaker clashed with Democrats over a partisan plan to rewrite U.S. House maps to win Democrats more seats.

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Texas approves new electoral map favouring Republicans

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Texas House approves redrawn maps sought by Trump ahead of 2026 elections

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Texas lawmakers approve redistricting map favouring Republicans

However, Democrat-led states are pushing to redraw their maps to offset those gains.

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Newsom-style redistricting efforts critiqued by California Democrats as recently as July, statements show

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Newsom promises “new Democratic Party” amid GOP redistricting push

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'Morning Joe,' Obama Applaud Democrats' Counter to Texas Redistricting: 'Let's Dance' | Video

While MSNBC "Morning Joe" hosts agreed that redistricting efforts nationwide were "bad for government," several agreed that after Texas' approved gerrymandered maps, the "arms race is on." Former President Barack Obama supported Gov.

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The Texas House OK’d GOP-favored redistricting. California intends to counter with map of its own

California's Democratic Legislature is expected to counter Texas' mid-decade redraw of its congressional map with one of its own.

Obama breaks silence on Gavin Newsom’s latest plan to take on Trump

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 up to five new GOP seats to help the party stave off a midterm defeat.

Texas Republicans approve Trump-backed congressional map after Dems ended walkout

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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Obama labels Texas redistricting push 'a power grab that undermines our democracy'

Former President Barack Obama accused Lone Star State Republicans of seeking to engage in gerrymandering in "a power grab that undermines our democracy"