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California Politics · CaliforniaCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom announced plans for a Nov. 4 special election to approve new congressional maps aimed at helping Democrats gain five U.S. House seats in 2026. The move comes in response to a Republican-led redistricting effort in Texas, backed by Donald Trump, to add five GOP seats. Newsom unveiled the plan alongside prominent Democratic leaders, with state lawmakers expected to formally set the election next week.See the Story
Newsom Calls Nov. 4 Special Election in California on Partisan Redistricting Plan to Counter Texas Move
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Texas Politics · TexasTexas Democrats on Thursday moved closer to ending a nearly two-week walkout that has blocked the GOP’s redrawing of U.S. House maps before the 2026 election and put them under escalating threats by Republicans back home.See the Story
Texas Democrats set plan to end nearly 2-week walkout over Republicans’ redraw of US House maps
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US Politics · District of ColumbiaThe Trump administration, stepping up its crackdown on policing in the nation’s capital, on Thursday named the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration to be Washington’s “emergency police commissioner” with all the powers of the police chief — a significant move that increases national control over the city as part of the federal government’s law-enforcement takeover.See the Story
Bondi names DEA head as DC’s ‘emergency police commissioner,’ but capital leaders push back
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