California Democrats' ability to do so may hinge on the outcome of a ballot measure Newsom announced last week that would allow a new map drafted by legislators to temporarily replace the boundaries drawn up by the state's independent redistricting committee following the 2020 census.

Conservative opponents dominated the public comment at legislative hearings on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s congressional redistricting plan, though most were at the Capitol for an unrelated rally.

Hurricane Erin may not be forecast to make landfall, but the sprawling Category 2 storm is still going to impact much of the East Coast as it tracks north this week. On Tuesday, North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein declared a state of emergency to prepare for the life-threatening rip currents and storm surge expected to affect the coastal region.

The vote targets congressional lines ahead of the 2026 midterms in a state where shifts could change control of the House of Representatives.

California voters backed independent redistricting for congressional seats and giving it up to counter President Trump creates a moral conflict even for Democrats.

Other Democratic lawmakers have joined a colleague in staying at the Texas Capitol rather than accept around-the-clock police escorts meant to prevent them from blocking a vote on a Republican plan for redrawing congressional districts.

Republicans in Texas, encouraged by President Donald Trump, catalyzed a nationwide redistricting battle with their effort to strengthen GOP control ahead of next year's elections. Texas is poised to approve a new congressional map on Wednesday that could deliver five additional seats to the GOP in the U.S. House of Representatives.

A congressional redistricting nuclear arms race is upon us, and when it’s over we could be living in a cold, hyper-partisan nuclear winter. But there’s a way to end the arms race: eliminate the arms — in this case the congressional districts that have grown so hilariously gerrymandered that they can’t be anything but unrepresentative.