"Maybe we'll do it here in California," he said of Trump's mandate that Texas Republicans redistrict to win five more GOP seats.

A federal judge on Friday modified part of a previous ruling that blocked much of President Donald Trump's sweeping executive order seeking to overhaul elections in the U.S. The minor change affects just one aspect of a preliminary injunction that U.

The California campaign came as congressional Republicans were working to advance their own legislation to overhaul the nation's voting procedures.

The update comes after President Donald Trump earlier this week urged Republican state lawmakers in Texas to help the party pick up five seats in that state.

Newsom, who has spent much of the second Trump administration pitching himself as a party leader for Democrats, justified his California redistricting plan as necessary to reporte

Of other Democrats eager to win the Valadao seat and showing campaign finance activity, former Assemblymember Rudy Salas, who lost to Valadao in 2024, reported $175,952 on hand, and college professor Randy Villegas had $126,432 available.

California Republican lawmakers launched a ballot measure that would require voter ID identification for counted ballots, and the verification of the citizenship status of individuals registering to vote.

Jasmeet Bains, who represents Kern County in the California Assembly, becomes the latest Democrat and likely frontrunner in the race against Rep. David Valadao.

New California State is a political movement whose leaders say they have support from the federal administration to propose the creation of a new state. Federal officials haven't commented.

Some Democrats are calling on California to redraw its districts as Donald Trump presses for further gerrymandering in Texas.

New Yorkers are smart. If we can navigate alternate side parking rules and subway delays, we can handle ranked choice voting. We’ve already done it in special elections – and it worked. Time to trust the voters and do it across the board.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Two California Republican state lawmakers launched a campaign Wednesday to place a measure on the 2026 ballot that would require voter identification and proof of citizenship at the polls.