Author: Barnini Chakraborty
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California Republicans risk muddling message in redistricting fight
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Two of California’s most prominent Republicans have returned to the political stage to oppose Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D-CA) statewide campaign to get voters to approve new congressional districts. Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and former…
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Democrats press DHS over armed officers at Newsom redistricting event
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save More than a dozen California members of Congress are demanding answers from the Department of Homeland Security after about 100 federal agents decked out in tactical gear and masks showed up outside an event over…
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California Republicans file second lawsuit over redistricting maps
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save California Republicans on Monday filed a second lawsuit to attempt to block Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom’s redistricting plan, asking the state Supreme Court to prohibit the state’s top election official, Secretary of State Shirley Weber (D),…
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Newsom signs redistricting bills, takes fight over congressional map to voters
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) signed two redistricting bills Thursday to redraw a new congressional map for California to counter a similar GOP-led attempt in Texas. The governor declared a special election on Nov. 4, asking…
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Texas Democrat upends DNC redistricting Zoom call with bathroom fracas
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Democratic Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier on Wednesday interrupted a Zoom call promoting Democratic redistricting fights to say she was being threatened with a felony before abruptly leaving the bathroom where she had been speaking.…
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California Common Cause board members resign in wake of redistricting battle
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Multiple members of California Common Cause’s advisory board have resigned as the nonpartisan group, historically critical of partisan gerrymandering, tackles its conflicting response to the national redistricting battle. Last week, the national chapter of the group…
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California GOP lawmakers sue and stall to block new map from passing
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Republican lawmakers in California filed a lawsuit on Tuesday asking the state Supreme Court to step in and stop Democrats from moving forward with a plan to redraw congressional districts by delaying key votes at…
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Five California Republicans targeted by Newsom redistricting plan
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save California Democrats, under the direction of Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA), are charging forward with their plan to carve up the state’s congressional districts to give them an edge in the midterm elections. The proposed changes,…
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Gavin Newsom channels his inner Trump with social media strategy. Here’s why it may backfire
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save California Gov. Gavin Newsom and his social media team have been savagely mocking President Donald Trump for the past few weeks, taking aim at his all-CAPS posts, signature sign-off, and using AI-edited content to generate meme-storms. …
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California Democratic lawmakers start work on redistricting fight
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save California lawmakers returned to the state Capitol on Monday to begin their march toward passing Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) redistricting plan, vowing to “fight back” and even the scales ahead of the midterm elections. “[President…




