What happened
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) Monday announced plans to "fight fire with fire" in the mid-cycle redistricting battle unleashed by Texas Republicans and President Donald Trump.
Flanked by Texas Democratic lawmakers who fled their state to block a vote on a new congressional map that would flip five Democrat-held House seats to the GOP, Hochul said New York Democrats would explore "every option to redraw our state congressional lines as soon as possible" to stop Trump's "legal insurrection against our Capitol."
Who said what
Hochul's "escalation in the political arms race" comes at a "dramatic moment" in which New York is just "one front in a much larger battle nationwide," Politico said. Ohio and Florida Republicans are discussing following Texas' lead, while Califor