In a consequential development that could influence President Donald Trump’s ability to execute his agenda, Democrats in the California Legislature approved legislation Thursday to seek voter approval for redrawn partisan political districts favoring Democrats ahead of the 2026 congressional midterms.

Gov. Gavin Newsom, an ambitious Democrat who has pushed the plan as a necessary response to partisan redistricting initiated first by Texas Republicans, was expected to sign the Election Rigging Response Act Thursday afternoon. The act would place a measure on the November 2025 ballot to temporarily throw out the state’s districts for the U.S. House of Representatives, which are drawn by an independent commission balanced between Democrats, Republicans and others.

Replacing those distr

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