California's Democratic Legislature is expected to counter Texas' mid-decade redraw of its congressional map with one of its own.

The gambit has triggered a national redistricting war, with governors of both parties threatening to initiate similar efforts in other states.

Texas lawmakers approved a redistricting map giving Republicans five more U.S. House seats, shifting the delegation to 30–7.

The California Senate on Thursday was set to act on newly drawn political maps aimed at giving Democrats five more seats in Congress, countering a partisan advantage President Donald Trump hopes to ...