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Gavin Newsom's crude Prop 50 chest-thumping isn't the win he thinks it is
The California governor failed to rise to the occasion as he made his bid for party leadership — and may have dimmed his own prospects.
Newsom gets his way in Calif. as Prop 50 gerrymandering vote wins
Tuesday's tit-for-tat special election has been highly publicized and criticized for its cost, as it’s estimated to cost taxpayers over $200 million.
What to know about California's Proposition 50 — Gavin Newsom's controversial redistricting attempt
Californians vote Tuesday on whether to fight Republican gerrymandering with a little gerrymandering of their own.
Dems' vile redistricting power play pretends NY's top DEMOCRATS are racist
National Democratic operatives have filed a suit that basically accuses Gov. Kathy Hochul, state Sen. Mike Gianaris and other top New York Dems of being racists.
Newsom's California redistricting plan could shake up Golden State's real estate market
Californians are going to the polls in a special election Nov. 4 to decide whether to approve Proposition 50 — a proposal to temporarily redraw the state's congressional district lines.
Gerrymandering won't work — it may tweak Congress but 2030 census dooms blue states' sway
As millions of Americans flee big blue-state governments, the 2030 reapportionment will force an unprecedented political transformation.
Lawsuit argues New York’s GOP-held 11th Congressional District should be redrawn --'dilutes Black, Latino voting'
The district includes all of Staten Island and southern parts of Brooklyn and is represented by Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), who slammed the lawsuit as a “frivolous” attempt to “upend”...
Jeffries slammed for claiming Trump will 'rig' midterm elections after CBS spat
Hakeem Jeffries defends his 'rigged election' remarks in CBS interview sparring over partisan gerrymandering.
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson argues for race-based redistricting, citing Americans with Disabilities Act
“They're disabled,” the Supreme Court justice said of minority voters in the state.
Missouri state House approves new Trump-backed congressional map boosting Republicans
The so-called “Missouri First Map” would split Kansas City into three GOP-leaning congressional districts and could help Republicans flip Rep. Emanuel Cleaver’s (D-Mo.) seat next year.
Missouri’s GOP governor calls special session to redraw congressional map after Texas passes redistricting bill
The move comes a week after Texas state GOP lawmakers passed a contentious redistricting bill that could potentially add five Republicans seats to the US House of Republicans, and as...
Utah judge strikes down Republicans' congressional maps in gerrymandering case
A judge ordered the Utah legislature to redraw its congressional maps for next year’s midterm elections, finding the state legislature had unlawfully gerrymandered its districts in favor of Republicans.
House Dem leader accuses Trump of trying to 'steal' midterms with redistricting -- but won't say if NY will gerrymander, too
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Sunday accused President Trump of attempting to "steal" and "rig" the 2026 midterms through gerrymandering -- but refused to say if he and other...
Texas lawmakers give final approval to redrawn congressional map favoring GOP, send to governor
The Texas Senate gave final approval to a new, Republican-leaning congressional voting map early Saturday, sending it to Gov. Greg Abbott for his signature.
Democratic Texas state senator outfitted with catheter, urine bag for redistricting bill filibuster
“I’ve been prepping for a few days,” state Sen. Carol Alvarado boasted.
Hypocrite Obama scorns gerrymandering — unless it helps HIM
Barack Obama took blue California's side in the redistricting fight with Texas, but his own history with gerrymandering makes his claim to the moral high ground galling.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs redistricting measure in response to new Texas House map
Golden State voters will be asked in a Nov. 4 special election whether they approve of new House districts designed by legislators.
Newsom's redistricting ruse is sinking | Red Hot Takes
California Gov. Gavin Newsom pretends his blatant gerrymandering scheme is a battle for democracy, but he’s spitting on the will of Golden State voters — merely to boost his bid...
Texas House finally passes contentious redistricting map stalled by AWOL Democrats
The Republican-controlled House shot down all 12 Democrat-proposed amendments ahead of the vote, including a bid to block the implementation of the new map until the federal government releases files related...
Obama says Newsom’s California redistricting plan is ‘responsible’ as Texas GOP pushes new maps
“I believe that Gov. Newsom’s approach is a responsible approach. He said this is going to be responsible. We’re not going to try to completely maximize it,” Obama said Tuesday.