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This week marks a flashpoint in an escalating and unprecedented fight over redistricting, with the country’s two most populous states taking center stage and control of the US House during the second half of President Donald Trump’s term potentially at stake.
California Democrats released proposed congressional redistricting maps as their fight with Trump and Texas escalates.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom calls for a special election to allow for a new congressional map in California
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday called on state lawmakers to approve a November ballot measure that would allow for a new congressional map, part of an effort to fight back against Republicans' mid-decade redistricting plans in Texas and elsewhere.
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Poll: Newsom's redistricting gambit complicated by support for independent congressional maps
The latest POLITICO-Citrin Center-Possibility Lab survey found that strong majorities in both parties prefer an independent panel draw the House district lines.