Overnight, California's governor signed into law *** plan for voters to decide whether to approve *** redrawn congressional map. It would give Democrats 5 more winnable seats in the US House next year. Now this all comes after the Texas House advanced its own redrawn map, giving Republicans *** chance for 5 more winnable seats in 2026. The proposal needs *** final vote in the Republican-controlled state Senate, which is scheduled to meet again today. President Donald Trump has pushed for the mid-decade revision of congressional maps to give his party *** better. Chance at holding on to the House of Representatives in the 2026 midterm elections. Now there is talk of *** potential domino effect, and we are seeing *** battle between Texas and California, but other states could be next. President Trump has mentioned other Republican-controlled states like Indiana and Missouri should also revise their maps to add more winnable GOP seats. Ohio Republicans were also already scheduled to revise their maps to make them more partisan. We're responding to what occurred in Texas. We're neutralizing what occurred and we're giving the American people *** fair chance. I want us to maintain *** Republican majority and hopefully increase *** Republican majority in the US Congress, and that's my purpose for being, uh, willing to carry this map. Democrats are also talking about reopening Maryland and New York's maps for mid-decade reviews at the White House. I'm Rachel Herzheimer.
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Updated: 1:52 PM CDT Aug 22, 2025
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The Democrats, led by California Gov. Gavin Newsom, are hitting back at the Texas Republican lawmakers with a proposed redistricting map of California. The Proposed Congressional Map aims to add five Democratic seats in the upcoming elections.Redistricting, which typically happens every decade as the census updates, has created a new battleground between the Democrats and Republican-led states. President Donald Trump first prompted Republican district representatives in the GOP stronghold of Texas to redraw congressional lines to give the party an advantage in the upcoming elections. What followed was a two-week standoff in which Democratic Texas House representatives fled the state to stall the vote.Texas' new congressional maps were eventually passed in an 88-52 vote, creating five new Republican-leaning seats.California's Democratic leaders Thursday moved forward with an effort to change the congressional district maps. California currently has 52 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives; 43 of these seats went to the Democrats, while nine went to the Republicans in the 2024 election.The five California Republicans targeted by the redistricting plan include Reps. Doug LaMalfa in District 1, Kevin Kiley in District 3, David Valadao in District 22, Ken Calvert in District 41 and Darrell Issa in District 48.Each of these five districts is shown in the maps below. See if you can guess how these districts will be redrawn by trying our puzzle game below.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Democrats, led by California Gov. Gavin Newsom, are hitting back at the Texas Republican lawmakers with a proposed redistricting map of California. The aims to add five Democratic seats in the upcoming elections.
Redistricting, which typically happens every decade as the census updates, has created a new battleground between the Democrats and Republican-led states.
President Donald Trump first prompted Republican district representatives in the GOP stronghold of Texas to redraw congressional lines to give the party an advantage in the upcoming elections.
What followed was a two-week standoff in which Democratic Texas House representatives fled the state to stall the vote.
Texas' new congressional maps were eventually passed in an 88-52 vote, creating five new Republican-leaning seats.
California's Democratic leaders Thursday to change the congressional district maps.
California currently has 52 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives; 43 of these seats went to the Democrats, while nine went to the Republicans in the 2024 election.
The five California Republicans targeted by the redistricting plan include Reps. Doug LaMalfa in District 1, Kevin Kiley in District 3, David Valadao in District 22, Ken Calvert in District 41 and Darrell Issa in District 48.
Each of these five districts is shown in the maps below. See if you can guess how these districts will be redrawn by trying our puzzle game below.
