Emotions ran high Monday as Democrats and Republicans in Sacramento accused each other of sabotaging democracy before the 2026 mid-term congressional elections. The parties' press conferences began late morning with the Democrats representing California in the Legislature and Congress.

As Texas hurtles toward a flashpoint on a GOP effort to redraw congressional districts, California Democrats are answering with a plan of their own.

Gov. Gavin Newsom is backing a ballot proposal that would give California lawmakers the power to redraw congressional districts for the next three elections if Republican-led states approve new

California Democrats on Monday unveiled legislation to move forward with their plan to counter a Republican redistricting proposal in Texas with new congressional maps in the Golden State.

State lawmakers have until Friday to pass newly redrawn Congressional maps and establish a Nov. 4 special election. Voters would then have to approve the maps.

The party’s new map targets California’s 22nd district, served by Republican Rep. David Valadao. The new map, leaked Friday ahead of its official Monday release, adds a chunk of Fresno County farmland to the district. The redistricted region would be bounded on the west by Interstate 5 and encompass cities including Kerman and San Joaquin.

According to the Campaign Legal Center, Johnson’s campaign committee began paying $2,500 a month to Issa this past March for a Washington, D.C., property he uses as a residence.

“We are entitled to five more seats” in Texas, Trump insisted Tuesday in a CNBC interview. He pointed to California’s existing maps, which are drawn by an independent commission unlike the Texas maps crafted by a partisan legislature: “They did it to us.”

McCarthy recently told his former home-state congressional delegation that he’s aiming to raise $100 million for the opposition campaign.