The redistricting push in Calfornia to counter Republicans in Texas is Gov. Gavin Newsom’s most direct challenge yet to President Donald Trump and the national political discourse. Newsom has also

High-stakes redistricting battles unfold in Texas and California as Republicans and Democrats push new congressional maps ahead of 2026 midterm elections.

Newsom isn’t using political gerrymandering as his only method of combating Trump and the Republicans. His digital team has resorted to trolling Trump on X, mimicking the president’s own social media vernacular. Think petty insults and hyperbole with a heavy reliance on the “caps lock” key.

Gavin Newsom knows the popular image of him is of a smooth talker with slicked-back hair, the wealthy liberal who co-owns a vineyard.

Calif., criticized major universities like Harvard and Columbia paying settlements after facing spending cuts from the Trump administration.

Braun—who Trump relegated to the kids’ table during his star-studded inauguration—has yet to make a decision on the matter, but his counterpart in Texas, Greg Abbott, is all in on the plan, with a special redistricting session planned for this week that could net the GOP five more House seats.

Santa Rosa really is the key for Northern California, because it's such a big population base,’ Assemblymember Chris Rogers said.

A photo of U.S. servicemembers working on their hands and knees upon the arrival of the Russian president has gone viral.

Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger took several years, working across the aisle with Democrats and liberal-leaning nonprofits, to create an independent “citizens” commission to

Gov. Gavin Newsom is doing all he can to position himself as the Democratic candidate in the next presidential election.

If you have issues with what I’m putting out, you sure as hell should have concerns about what [Trump is] putting out as president,” California Governor Gavin Newsom said.

Newsom has filed a Freedom of Information Act request after agents appeared outside a news conference he held in L.A. Critics say Trump uses federal law enforcement against his enemies.