The California state supreme court declined an emergency Republican request to block a Democratic plan to temporarily discard maps drawn by the independent redistricting commission. The California legislature will vote on three bills to permit a November special election to redraw congressional boundaries and create five new Democratic House seats. The effort aims to offset Texas gains after Republican lawmakers adopted a gerrymandered map that nets five GOP House seats in 2026. The Texas map is headed to the state senate and then Governor Greg Abbott. California’s proposal only takes effect if Texas approves the GOP map. Separately, activists staged “No sleep for ICE” protests at Southern California hotels where ICE and CBP agents were staying during escalated immigration raids.
On Wednesday night, the California state supreme court declined an emergency request by Republican lawmakers, which sought to block the Democratic plan to temporarily get rid of the maps drawn by a voter-approved independent redistricting commission. Now the California legislature will vote today on three bills that would allow for a November special election to redraw the state's congressional boundaries creating five new Democratic House seats in the process.
The aim is to offset Texas's gains, after Republican lawmakers passed a gerrymandered map that nets five new GOP-house seats in 2026. An effort that came at Donald Trump's behest, and has now escalated into a nationwide redistricting battle. The new Texas map now heads to the state senate today for approval where it is sure to advance before being signed into law by the governor, Greg Abbott.
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