The escalating political fight over the Texas congressional map is spreading across other states across the country, triggering an unprecedented mid-decade redistricting arms race with the balance of power in Washington at stake.

At President Donald Trump’s urging, Texas Republicans have proposed new congressional districts aimed at flipping five Democrat-held U.S. House seats in next year’s midterm elections, further skewing what is already considered a deeply partisan map in that state.

In response, Democratic governors elsewhere — most notably Gavin Newsom of California, the only state with more congressional districts than Texas — have threatened to retaliate by mounting their own redistricting efforts.

“Donald Trump is a cheater, and so is Governor Greg Abbott,” JB Pritzker, the De

See Full Page