California Gov. Gavin Newsom used his Democratic supermajority to push a new congressional map that favors Democrats in an effort to nullify the expected new map from Texas.

The vote targets congressional lines ahead of the 2026 midterms in a state where shifts could change control of the House of Representatives.

President Donald Trump has pushed for the map to help the GOP maintain its slim majority in Congress in the 2026 midterm elections.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday signed a series of bills calling for new congressional maps that could add up to five Democratic seats in Congress, a response to an ongoing, Trump-led effort in Texas to use redistricting there to carve out five additional GOP seats.

California passes bills to let voters redraw U.S. House maps in 2026, countering Texas’ planned redistricting to boost GOP seats. (Scripps News)

The Texas Senate has approved a Trump backed redistricting bill that could gain the GOP five House seats in 2026.

Texas Democratic state Rep. Nicole Collier left a call with California Gov. Gavin Newsom and other Democratic Party members after claiming she was told she was committing a felony.

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.