Partisan redistricting may stick it to Republicans, but does nothing to address Democrats' lack of a more resonant message. Newsom seems only to care about his presidential hopes.

Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger took several years, working across the aisle with Democrats and liberal-leaning nonprofits, to create an independent "citizens" commission to end decades of partisan disputes over gerrymandered congressional districts.

The California governor is pitching his plan as a deadly blow to Trump’s presidency. But it could end his own career on a very sour note.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said his state will redraw its districts to establish more Democratic congressional seats.

Newsom said his state will move forward with plans for a November special election that would allow Democrats to redraw congressional maps.

The California governor unveiled plans to pass a constitutional amendment to alter the state’s congressional districts to counteract possible GOP gains in Texas next year.

Democratic state Representative Nicole Collier spent the night in the Texas Capitol building rather than agree to a police monitor amid a contentious partisan struggle over redistricting that is part of President Donald Trump's campaign to keep the national House of Representatives in Republican hands.

Republicans hold a 219-212 majority in the House, with four vacancies. New maps are typically drawn once a decade after the census is conducted. Many states, including Texas, give legislators the power to draw maps. California is among states that rely on an independent commission that is supposed to be nonpartisan.