LOS ANGELES - California Gov. Gavin Newsom often holds news conferences accompanied by state troopers. On Thursday, however, the security presence came from the Trump administration’s border patrol agents.

California redistricting effort

What we know:

Newsom appeared at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles to announce that California will move forward with a partisan plan to redraw congressional maps, to help his party win five more U.S. House seats in 2026.

The move is a direct response to a Republican-led effort in Texas, pushed by President Donald Trump as his party seeks to maintain its slim House majority after the midterm elections.

Newsom had seemingly issued an open invitation for the event the day before — one that border patrol agents, operating under fe

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