LOS ANGELES -- Californians may have thought they were done voting on Gavin Newsom. He's been elected twice as governor, defeated a recall seeking to oust him from office, and is barred by term limits from running again.

But the state's voters will soon weigh in once more on Newsom's fate. This time, it will be in the form of a ballot measure the governor is pitching as a way to go after President Donald Trump.

Newsom on Thursday kicked off his campaign for a proposition asking California voters to approve a new congressional map, an extraordinary move meant to help Democrats win more seats in the U.S. House of Representatives to counter Trump's request that Texas gerrymander five more seats for Republicans.

The governor gathered Democratic lawmakers and union leaders waving "Defend Dem

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