The Trump administration is joining the lawsuit against California Gov. Gavin Newsom and California Secretary of State Shirley Weber challenging Proposition 50.

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced the lawsuit on Thursday.

The backstory: Last week, California voters approved Newsom’s gerrymandered redistricting proposal, Prop. 50, giving Democrats an advantage for the next three Congressional cycles. • Prop. 50 eliminates the maps drawn by the independent California Citizens Redistricting Commission and is designed to help Democrats pick up five seats statewide while strengthening seats already held by the left. Democrats already hold 43 of California’s 52 Congressional seats. • Republicans, led by Asm. David Tangipa (R–Clovis), responded to Prop. 50 by filing a lawsuit in the U

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