The move reflects a growing sense of urgency on the left as Republican-led states embrace an extremist tactic to disenfranchise voters.

On Friday morning, Gov. Newsom posted a clip on his X account aimed at President Donald J. Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson, a Shreveport native and the city's representative in Congress.

California's Democratic governor has unveiled a high-stakes plan to redraw voting lines in America's most populous state, in order to counter similar efforts by Republicans in Texas.

As Gov. Gavin Newsom moves forward with his redistricting plan to counteract Texas' push to eliminate five Democratic seats in Congress, Republican Rep. Ken Calvert decries the proposal that puts his seat at risk.

California will forge ahead with a plan to redraw its congressional district maps in a bid to give Democrats five more US House seats, a drastic move intended to neutralize a similar President

Newsom’s move to put new congressional maps on the November ballot is in response to the White House asking Texas Governor Greg Abbott for new maps favoring Republicans. It led to Democratic lawmakers fleeing the Lone Star State, denying the Legislature a quorum.

California Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis has dropped out of the 2026 race to succeed Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is termed-out. Kounalakis announced recently she decided instead to run against state Sen. Anna Caballero, a fellow Democrat, for state treasurer.

Until she decided not to run, former Vice President Kamala Harris had loomed over the race as a likely favorite. Now, a host of hopefuls are jockeying for advantage.

After serving several decades in prison, Erik and Lyle Menendez are facing the possibility of freedom as the California Board of Parole Hearings considers this week whether they’ve adequately atoned for the brutal 1989 murder of their parents.