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A California legislative hearing turned into a shouting match Tuesday as a Republican lawmaker clashed with Democrats over a partisan plan to rewrite U.S. House maps to win Democrats more seats. A committee voted along party lines to advance a new congressional map in response to a Republican redistricting effort in Texas that President Donald Trump wants.
California is a crucial battlefront in a coast-to-coast political civil war over congressional redistricting, a war that Republicans nationally appear better positioned to win.
The plan would help Democrats flip five seats, offsetting the gains Republicans hope to make by redrawing maps in Texas.
Min has been active on X since that post, on both his official congressional account and personal one, criticizing Trump for killing clean energy projects and sharing photos of his visits with local Democratic clubs in Irvine over the weekend.
Huntington Beach and Long Beach under the same district. Rep. Young Kim versus Rep. Ken Calvert. A look at these possible changes, and more.
California Democrats introduced a legislative package to call a special election in November to redraw the state's congressional districts to counter GOP efforts in other states.
Hundreds of people gathered Saturday at Oakland's Lake Merritt Amphitheater holding signs with such messages as "CALIFORNIA BITES BACK" and "HANDS OFF DEMOCRACY."