Democrats return to Texas as California kicks off push to pass new electoral map

California effort to add Democratic seats is in response to Texas’s effort to redraw map there to add Republican seatsUS politics live – latest updatesTexas Democrats returned to their state on Monday as California lawmakers returned to the state capitol to kick off a rapid push to get voters to approve a new congressional map that could add as many as five Democratic seats in the US House.Their return to Texas ends a two-week walkout that stalled the Republican effort to redraw the state’s congressional districts to satisfy Donald Trump’s demands to reshape the US House map in his favor ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. Continue reading...

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