“It’s time to stand down,” California Gov. Gavin Newsom warned President Donald Trump. “It’s time to, dare I say, do the right thing.”

Newsom has a history of locking horns with Trump, especially as the former has emerged as a strong contender for the Democratic presidential nomination for 2028—a race that Trump has repeatedly teased running in despite constitutional term limits and one in which his legacy will be tested nonetheless.

But midterm elections in 2026 are the main point of tension at the moment. As Trump and Republicans have pursued a controversial plan to redraw Texas’ congressional map to boost the party’s chances of retaining its narrow House majority, Democrats have threatened to redistrict in kind.

“It’s time to make another phone call to [Texas Gov.] Greg A

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