California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday signed a series of bills calling for new congressional maps that could add up to five Democratic seats in Congress, a response to an ongoing, Trump-led effort in Texas to use redistricting there to carve out five additional GOP seats.

Texas Democratic state Rep. Nicole Collier left a call with California Gov. Gavin Newsom and other Democratic Party members after claiming she was told she was committing a felony.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) took another swing at Texas Republicans amid the mid-decade redistricting battle, accusing them of “cowering” to President Trump. “Look at these

Democratic state Representative Nicole Collier spent the night in the Texas Capitol building rather than agree to a police monitor amid a contentious partisan struggle over redistricting that is part of President Donald Trump's campaign to keep the national House of Representatives in Republican hands.

- California Gov. Gavin Newsom at a press conference to discuss the measures to redraw the state's Congressional districts and put new maps before voters in a special election, in Sacramento, Calif.,

The Texas Senate has given final approval to a new, Republican-leaning congressional voting map, sending it to Gov. Greg Abbott for his signature.