It all amounts to the opening salvo in what is likely to become a national showdown to grasp power through gerrymandering.

California will ask voters this fall to decide whether to redraw this state’s congressional lines after its Democratic-controlled Legislature formally approved a sweeping redistricting plan on

Calif., joins ‘Fox Report’ to weigh in on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s redistricting plan to counter Texas Republicans’ move to update congressional maps.

California Democrats may have successfully muscled a new congressional map through the state legislature this week, but the redistricting fight in the Golden State is only just beginning.

A flyer from "Protect Voters First" has led the League of Women Voters to clarify their position on California's redistricting plan.

So did California Democrats, especially Gov. Gavin Newsom. In a matter of weeks, they bluffed themselves into the marquee political contest of Trump’s second term, a high-voltage fight to shape the outcome of the 2026 midterms and the remaining years of his presidency.

Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democratic state lawmakers moved quickly to create new districts that could help their party flip five congressional seats. Their plan still requires voter approval.

The Texas Senate has approved a Trump backed redistricting bill that could gain the GOP five House seats in 2026.

This fall, California's voters will decide whether to approve the Democratic party's plan to gerrymander the state's congressional map, which serves a transparent political purpose: countering Texas Republicans' new map.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is confident his redistricting plan to counter the Texas legislature's redistricting plan will be approved by voters in November. Lauren Toms reports on the start of the campaign.

As California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom advocates for a redistricting vote, some are pointing out he previously condemned a special election as wasteful.