Newsom Charges Ahead with Redistricting Plan, Prompting Republican Lawsuit

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🗓️ 27 August 2025

⏱️ 56 minutes

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California Republican lawmakers are suing to block Governor Gavin Newsom’s redistricting plan from the November ballot, as President Trump vows his own lawsuit against the state’s effort to redraw its congressional maps to favor Democrats. That’s despite Trump encouraging a similar effort in Texas that favors Republicans. Meanwhile, Newsom is trolling the President on social media, co-opting his taunting style. We’ll talk with KQED’s politics team about Newsom’s tactics and get the latest redistricting news. What do you think of the Governor’s methods? Guests: Marisa Lagos, politics correspondent, KQED - co-host of KQED's Political Breakdown Guy Marzorati, correspondent, KQED's California Politics and Government Desk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:08.0	Opposition to Governor Gavin Newsom's redistricting plan is mounting. California Republicans are, again, suing to block it from the November ballot, while President Trump, for his part, is floating a lawsuit against the state's effort to redraw its congressional maps to favor Democrats. That's despite Trump urging a similar effort in Texas that favors Republicans. Meanwhile, Newsom is trolling the president on social media, co-opting his taunting style.
1:29.9	We take a closer look at Newsom's tactics and those new voting maps right after this news.
1:50.3	Welcome to Forum. I'm Mina Kim. Governor Gavin Newsom is charging ahead with his temporary redistricting plan.
1:58.4	Say lawmakers have approved the redrawn congressional maps favoring Democrats, as well as a special election on November 4th, asking voters to approve them.
2:02.1	Meantime, state Republicans are suing to block the ballot measure.
2:08.7	Opposition mailers are already arriving in mailboxes. And President Trump, despite urging Texas to redraw its maps to favor Republicans, is threatening to sue over California's plan to do it.
2:14.1	Bring it, was Newsom's reply, as he makes national headlines for trolling the president
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