In a social media post, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said his state plans to redraw its congressional maps. This comes as Texas Republicans work to push through a new congressional map that could add five more GOP seats.

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California Governor Gavin Newsom has stated that the state will proceed with its own redistricting plans for congressional districts. This announcement comes as a reaction to President Trump's support for redrawing maps in Texas and other Republican-led states, which aim to shift seats in favor of the Republican Party.

Newsom's decision is seen as an attempt to counteract Republican efforts by potentially making more districts favorable to Democrats. The outcome of these redistricting efforts could influence which party controls the U.S. House of Representatives after the next midterm elections, affecting the legislative agenda for the remainder of President Trump's term.

Newsom says California to redraw congressional maps

Today, California Governor Gavin Newsom is promising his own liberation day. He's scheduled to hold a news conference in response to President Trump's push for Texas and other red states to redraw congressional maps. Newsom wrote on social media, you see it right here, Donald Trump is about to have a very bad day. In a separate post, he announced California will move forward with its own redistricting plans. CBS News political reporter Hunter Woodall is in Washington and has more of the latest on this. Good morning, Hunter. Good morning. It's interesting because we spoke yesterday about how Trumpian Gavin Newsom's language is on social media this week on this topic. What is, and he's got this press conference coming up, so what is his strategy? What should we expect? Well, Errol, when you look at what's happening right now, California Governor Gavin Newsom essentially has created an opportunity to try and be a foil to President Donald Trump. And let's be very clear about this. Gavin Newsom, the governor of California, the Democratic governor, is seen as somebody who could be a potential 2028 presidential candidate. Democratic voters are often voters who are looking to see how Democrats are fighting back. And what you're seeing from Newsom and his team in California is a willingness to subtly troll the, not even subtly, to troll the president, to troll Republicans across the nation as they look to obviously counter the redistricting effort going on in Texas. And that could pay political dividends for the governor. It could also cost him, though, if this redistricting push falls apart later. He's going to have to take this to voters as a route that we expect him to take. And that could, that has perils of its own. And we see him writing in all caps at the end of one message, he says, thank you for your attention to this matter, which is what the president usually ends his social media messages with. But this is more than just trolling. Help us understand why California's redistricting push, what's happening in Texas, is crucial to the balance of power come midterms in 2026. And that's exactly right, Errol. When you look at right now, Republicans essentially have a three-seat majority in the U.S. House. In Texas, Republicans are trying to take five Democratic seats and draw them in a way that favors Republicans. California is likely to attempt to counter that, essentially, to say, hey, we're going to take five Republican districts and make them favor Democrats. All these numbers essentially show is, this has major implications for who could control the U.S. House after the 2026 midterms. This could essentially be a referendum on Donald Trump's presidency. And also, if Democrats are able to win back the House, this could really curtail what Trump and his allies in Washington can do in the final two years of his second term. That's the major implication here. And you see Newsom and his allies essentially signaling that, that if Democrats are able to win back the House, if Democrats are able to counter what Texas Republicans are doing by winning in California, this could essentially really limit Donald Trump in the next — over the final two years of his presidency. Yeah, these aren't just local issues in Texas and in California. This is a topic that will impact every American. Hunter, great to chat with you once again. Thank you.

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