What happened

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) and state Democratic and union leaders gathered in Los Angeles Thursday to announce plans to redraw congressional lines in response to a Republican mid-cycle redistricting effort pushed by President Donald Trump.

Newsom said the state will hold a Nov. 4 special election on a new congressional map expected to shift five seats from Republican to Democratic control, counterbalancing an imminent GOP gerrymander in Texas. Before Newsom spoke, scores of armed, masked federal Border Patrol agents amassed outside the venue.

Who said what

"Donald Trump, you have poked the bear and we will punch back," Newsom said. "“We can't stand back and watch this democracy disappear, district by district, all across this country." He said he expected the Demo

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