The battle continues as California and Texas clash over congressional map redrawing
California's governor has signed a law allowing voters to decide on a new congressional map, countering Texas's efforts to favor Republicans in future elections.
California's governor has signed a law allowing voters to decide on a new congressional map, countering Texas's efforts to favor Republicans in future elections.
California's governor has signed a law allowing voters to decide on a new congressional map, countering Texas's efforts to favor Republicans in future elections.
The battle to redraw congressional maps is heating up as California and Texas take opposing actions that could impact future elections.
Overnight, a plan for voters to decide in November whether to approve a redrawn congressional map designed to help Democrats win five more U.S. House seats next year. This move comes after , giving Republicans a chance for five more winnable seats in 2026.
California said, "We are responding what occurred in Texas. We're neutralizing what occurred, and we're giving the American people a fair chance."
The proposal in Texas requires a final vote in the Republican-controlled state Senate, which is .
President Donald Trump has pushed for the mid-decade revision of congressional maps to give his party a better chance at holding onto the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2026 midterm elections.
There is now talk of a potential domino effect, with other states possibly following suit. Trump has mentioned that other Republican-controlled states, such as Indiana and , should also revise their maps to add more winnable GOP seats. Ohio Republicans are already scheduled to revise their maps to make them more partisan.
from the 10th District said, "I want us to maintain a Republican majority and hopefully increase a Republican majority in the U.S. Congress, and that's my purpose for being, willing to carry this map."
Democrats are also talking about reopening Maryland and New York's maps for mid-decade redraws.