"The GOP asked a federal court in Los Angeles to temporarily block California's new map of congressional districts, which Democrats engineered to favor their party's candidates and counter similar partisan gerrymandering from Texas and other GOP-led states. Attorneys for the GOP argued that the new district maps, placed on the ballot by the Democratic-led state Legislature, were unconstitutional because they illegally favor Latino voters"
"Using the new California map in next year's election would not only give Democrats a better chance of shifting the balance of power in Congress and blocking Trump's agenda during the second half of his term. It also could elevate Newsom's status among Democrats, allowing him to pitch himself as the nation's most effective challenger to Trump as he weighs a 2028 White House run."
A federal court ruled that California may use newly configured congressional district boundaries for the 2026 midterm elections, increasing Democratic chances of winning five additional U.S. House seats and potentially seizing control of the chamber. The GOP sought a temporary block, alleging the maps illegally favor Latino voters and were engineered by Democrats to advantage their candidates and counter GOP gerrymanders. California voters approved the boundaries through Proposition 50 on Nov. 4. The decision could strengthen Democrats' ability to block the presidential agenda and raise Governor Gavin Newsom's national profile. The ruling likely faces an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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