Santa Rosa really is the key for Northern California, because it's such a big population base,’ Assemblymember Chris Rogers said.

This week marks a flashpoint in an escalating and unprecedented fight over redistricting, with the country’s two most populous states taking center stage and control of the US House during the second half of President Donald Trump’s term potentially at stake.

Former LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva and Chicago Alderman Raymond Lopez discuss California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s comments alleging that President Donald is an authoritarian and more on ‘Fox News Live.

The actor-turned-governor helped overhaul how California draws political maps. In an interview with The New York Times, he said he would fight to preserve that legacy.

Gavin Newsom formally kicked off his push Thursday to redraw California’s congressional maps in response to a Republican-led effort in Texas, setting up the next stage of his fight against both the Trump administration and a coalition of gerrymandering opponents within the state.

California Gov. Newsom sets Nov. 4 vote on redistricting plan to counter GOP efforts; maps may drop Aug. 15. Critics call it a power grab.

California Democrats released a new gerrymandered House map on Friday night that, if implemented, would carve up deep red areas

Newsom has filed a Freedom of Information Act request after agents appeared outside a news conference he held in L.A. Critics say Trump uses federal law enforcement against his enemies.

The latest POLITICO-Citrin Center-Possibility Lab survey found that strong majorities in both parties prefer an independent panel draw the House district lines.