SACRAMENTO, Calif. —

California's Democratic leaders are pushing ahead with an effort to redraw the state's Congressional lines this year to try to strip Republicans from office and send more Democrats to the U.S. House of Representatives.

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The effort is part of what could be a nationwide redistricting battle between Democrats and Republicans ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, which will determine which party controls the U.S. House of Representatives halfway through President Donald Trump's term.

California leaders say their effort is to counter Texas, where Republican leaders in that state have drawn new maps to try to remove Democrats and send five more Republicans to the U.S. House of Representatives a

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