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The New Republic on MSNGavin Newsom’s Retaliatory Redistricting Plan Is Good, ActuallyThe California governor is threatening to make a controversial tit-for-tat response if Texas Republicans redraw their state’s district maps to boost the GOP’s numbers in Congress.
Beto O'Rourke urges Democrats to match Republican redistricting tactics, supporting Newsom's proposal to eliminate California's nonpartisan commission to regain political power
Republicans hold a narrow edge in the U.S. House and President Donald Trump is calling for GOP-led states to redraw maps to help the party ahead of the 2026 elections. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has already called his state’s Legislature in to do so – and Democrats are wary DeSantis will do the same.
We wrote about the confusion the redistricting push caused last week. The state’s Democrats expressed anger that a special session called in the wake of the disaster would probably be consumed with a fight to redraw the congressional map.
Democrats on Capitol Hill are pressing blue-state governors to redraw their House lines in response to a similar push by Texas Republicans, warning it’s the party’s only chance to flip
If Texas gerrymanders its House seats to boost Republicans, Newsom threatens to do the same for Democrats. But it's not in the governor's power after voters created a nonpartisan commission.
House Democrats dreaming of retaking the chamber’s majority during the midterms may have found an ally in Democratic California Gavin
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New York Magazine on MSNNewsom’s Threat to Match Trump’s Texas Power Grab Is Risky BusinessCalifornia’s governor keeps talking about creating new House seats in response to a Texas gerrymander. But the gambit could backfire on Democrats.
Republicans in Texas are gearing up to redraw the state's congressional maps this week, aiming to secure five new seats for the GOP.This move is
Beto O'Rourke still wants Democrats to go on offense by launching gerrymandering campaigns of their own in blue states.