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California voters decide on redistricting

Headline from Delaware Public Media, on the newest of 3 developments

California voters are deciding whether to redistrict to help Democrats win seats in next year's midterms. It comes as a response to President Trump getting Texas to redraw maps to help Republicans.

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  1. Newsom’s California redistricting plan could shake up Golden State’s real estate market

    Headline from New York Post ·

  2. California voters weigh in on redrawing the state's Congressional map

    Headline from NPR ·

  3. Newest

    California voters decide on redistricting

    Headline from Delaware Public Media ·

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  1. New York Post

    Newsom’s California redistricting plan could shake up Golden State’s real estate market (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Californians are going to the polls in a special election Nov. 4 to decide whether to approve Proposition 50 — a proposal to temporarily redraw the state's congressional district lines.

  2. PBS NewsHour

    California Republicans brace for diminished representation under Newsom's redistricting plan (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    Conservative voters in Northern California are alarmed that a ballot measure designed to diminish Republican representation could pass in November.

  3. The Nation

  4. NBC News

    California Gov. Gavin Newsom says 'the rules of the game have changed,' predicts redistricting ballot measure will win (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    California Gov. Gavin Newsom opened up about how he is taking on Trump and said he’s “deeply confident” that Californians will vote in favor of the state’s Prop 50 ballot measure.

  5. NPR

    California voters weigh in on redrawing the state's Congressional map (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    Voters in California are weighing whether to allow Democratic state leaders to redraw the state's Congressional map to offset Republicans' redraw in Texas.

  6. New York Post

    What to know about California’s Proposition 50 — Gavin Newsom’s controversial redistricting attempt (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Californians vote Tuesday on whether to fight Republican gerrymandering with a little gerrymandering of their own.

  7. WHEC Rochester

    What's next in the national redistricting fight after California approved a new US House map (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    WHEC Rochester's feed description

    The new congressional map approved by California voters marked a victory for Democrats in the national redistricting battle playing out ahead of the 2026 midterm election. But Republicans are still ahead in the fight.

  8. Delaware Public Media

    California voters decide on redistricting (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Delaware Public Media's feed description

    California voters are deciding whether to redistrict to help Democrats win seats in next year's midterms. It comes as a response to President Trump getting Texas to redraw maps to help Republicans.

  9. Fox News

    California voters pass congressional redistricting proposition in victory for Newsom, Democrats (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    California voters approved Proposition 50, transferring congressional redistricting power from a nonpartisan commission to the Democrat-dominated legislature.

  10. Fox News

    Fox News Voter Poll: California voters OK congressional redistricting plan (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    California voters approved Proposition 50 to redraw congressional maps in response to Texas redistricting, expected to add Democratic seats to the state's delegation.

  11. Talking Points Memo

    California Voters Approve Measure to Offset Damage of Trump’s Red-State Gerrymandering Blitz (opens Talking Points Memo)

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    Talking Points Memo's feed description

    In the first substantial blow to the Trump administration’s redistricting power grab in red states across the country, California voters on Tuesday approved a…

  12. Al Jazeera

    California’s Proposition 50 on redistricting to pass in blow to Trump (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Big victory for California Governor Gavin Newsom could tip congressional balance of power in Democrats’ favour.

  13. Variety

    California Approves Redistricting Measure in Big Win for Gavin Newsom (opens Variety)

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    Variety's feed description

    California voters approved a congressional map that will give Democrats as many as five new seats, countering a similar move by Texas.

  14. Time

    California Voters Approve Redistricting to Counter GOP Moves (opens Time)

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    Time's feed description

    In a major win for Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democrats, the state's congressional maps will be redrawn to create more blue-learning districts.

  15. The American Prospect

    California Democrats Win Redistricting Measure, Prove That Resistance Works (opens The American Prospect)

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    The American Prospect's feed description

    The win, combined with several mid-cycle surprises, has weakened Trump’s shield against accountability for his unpopular reign, although the Supreme Court really holds the key to whether we’ll have something approaching legitimate elections next year.

  16. MyNorthwest

    Why California voters approved a redistricting ballot measure, according to the AP Voter Poll (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Most California voters didn’t like redrawing their congressional districts to favor Democrats. But many may have felt Republicans left them

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