President Trump announced a Department of Justice lawsuit against California Governor Newsom over a new congressional map. This follows Trump's praise of a similar Texas map favoring Republicans. Newsom defiantly responded on social media. The California map is seen as a counter to the Texas map, which aims to give Republicans five more House seats in the 2026 midterms. This redistricting, occurring mid-decade, is unusual and has drawn criticism from Democrats.

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