The vote targets congressional lines ahead of the 2026 midterms in a state where shifts could change control of the House of Representatives.

California Democrats were set Thursday to pass a redistricting map to add up to five blue congressional seats after Texas Republicans rubber-stamped President Donald Trump’s mid-decade gerrymander plan that would give the GOP a similar edge in the Lone Star State.

In the past week, Newsom's press office has consistently put out tweets aping the bombastic and singular style of Trump in an attempt to fight back for an increasingly unpopular Democrat Party.