“We’re fighting fire with fire, and we’re gonna punch these sons of bitches in the mouth.”— Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), on The Siren Podcast.

California’s Democratic-dominated state legislature voted largely along party lines on Thursday to put a constitutional amendment before voters that would ask them to temporarily replace the state’s congressional districts in response to an effort by Texas Republicans to gerrymander their own map.

The measure, which was championed by Gov. Gavin Newsom but did not require his signature, will appear on the ballot in a special election on Nov. 4. Voters will decide whether to adopt a new map for the remainder of the decade that targets five Republican-held seats and shores up several potentially vulnerable Democratic incumbents.

Separately, lawmakers appr

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