Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger took several years, working across the aisle with Democrats and liberal-leaning nonprofits, to create an independent “citizens” commission to

Gavin Newsom announced plans on Thursday to use his state’s powers to fight against what he calls White House-led efforts to ‘rig the system’ by redrawing voting lines. This process happens every decade by law, but Texas Republicans backed by Trump have moved to trigger it five years early.

Though Democrats such as New York Gov. Kathy Hochul say they will "fight fire with fire" and counter Texas Republicans' planned redistricting, the GOP is in a much stronger position to alter congressional maps in its favor before the 2026 midterms.