The battle to redraw congressional maps is heating up as California and Texas take opposing actions that could impact future elections. California’s governor Gavin Newsom signed into law a plan for voters to decide in November whether to approve a redrawn congressional map designed to help Democrats win five more US House seats next year. This move comes after Texas advanced its own redrawn map, giving Republicans a chance for five more winnable seats in 2026. President Donald Trump has pushed for the mid-decade revision of congressional maps to give his party a better chance at holding onto the US House of Representatives in the 2026 midterm elections. n18oc_world n18oc_crux