Democrats, California and Trump
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California Democrats used a common legislative tactic called “gut and amend” to rush legislation for a special election on new election maps. Republicans say that violates the state constitution.
Republican legislators filed an emergency petition with the California Supreme Court, arguing Democrats are blatantly violating the state Constitution by rushing bills through the Legislature that would create new voting districts.
California Republicans sue to stop Democrat redistricting push as Texas GOP advances similar map changes in high-stakes congressional battle ahead of midterms.
A California legislative hearing turned into a shouting match Tuesday as a Republican lawmaker clashed with Democrats over a partisan plan to rewrite U.S. House maps to win Democrats more seats. A committee voted along party lines to advance a new congressional map in response to a Republican redistricting effort in Texas that President Donald Trump wants.
Republicans are taking their battle against Gavin Newsom to court. GOP state lawmakers in California filed a lawsuit on Tuesday to try to block the Democratic governor’s plan to redistrict House seats.
“Thousands of Californians have spoken, and their message is simple: Stop rigging, gerrymandering and disenfranchising,” Bianco, the Riverside County sheriff, said. “Voters deserve to choose their leaders — not the other way around.”
California is a crucial battlefront in a coast-to-coast political civil war over congressional redistricting, a war that Republicans nationally appear better positioned to win.
The action in California comes in response to a Republican-led move in Texas to draw a congressional map more favorable to the GOP.
California’s 2024 primary election is less than a year away, yet no prominent Republican has announced plans to seek California’s open U.S. Senate seat — another sign of the decline of a ...
The Democratic plan — a response to GOP redistricting efforts in Texas — aims to secure 48 of California's 52 U.S. House seats, up from the 43 currently held by the party.
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