California voters passed Proposition 50 on Tuesday, in a major win for Governor Gavin Newsom and the Democrats. Under the proposal, districts such as CA-01, CA-03, CA-22, CA-41 and CA-48 are set to shift by shedding conservative-leaning counties and ...

LOOKING LIVE AT THE STATE CAPITOL RIGHT NOW, WHERE CALIFORNIA LAWMAKERS TODAY BEGAN THEIR THREE DAY CRAM SESSION TO HEAR, VOTE AND APPROVE NEW CONGRESSIONAL MAPS THAT COULD BE PRESENTED TO VOTERS IN A SPECIAL ELECTION THIS FALL. ALL RIGHT. SO THIS EFFORT ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The first draft of California's redrawn congressional district maps has been released. The submitted map leaves eight districts untouched and, in 20 districts, fewer than 10% of residents are impacted. It also splits fewer cities than ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday his state will hold a Nov. 4 special election to seek voter approval of new congressional map drawn to try to win Democrats five more U.S. House seats in 2026. The move is a direct response to a Republican-led ...

In redrawing their congressional maps, Democrats in California and Republicans in Texas are making the same bet: Things won’t get much worse for them in next year’s midterm elections than they were in 2024. Both states’ legislatures last week ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs legislation calling for a special election on a redrawn congressional map on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A.

Lawyers for the state of California on Thursday urged the Supreme Court to leave in place a new congressional map intended to give Democrats five additional seats in the U.S. […] The post California urges court to permit it to use congressional map enacted to counter Republican gains in Texas appeared first on SCOTUSblog.