The California gerrymandering plan would increase the Democratic Party’s dominance in the Golden State, adding as many as five congressional districts favorable to Democrats and leaving Republicans with as few as four of the state’s 52 House seats, down from the current roster of nine.

California Democrats and Texas Republicans are in an old-fashioned standoff, threatening to redraw their congressional maps in an attempt to sway the outcome of the 2026 midterm elections.

Caught in the middle are five California Republicans, from relative newcomers to seasoned veterans, who represent pockets of the state from the U.S.-Mexico border to the remote forests in the northeast corner.

The Texas GOP is pushing, at the behest of President Trump, to net five additional seats for congressional Repu

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