Newsom vs. Trump: What to know as California voters pick sides in a big political battle

California's Proposition 50 will help determine if Democrats or Republicans win the US House in 2026 and who hold power during Trump's last two years.

Is there a California election in November? What yes or no on Prop 50 means

If Prop 50 passes, California will use new congressional district maps in the 2026 midterms. Here's why we're voting on this on Nov. 4.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom says 'the rules of the game have changed,' predicts redistricting ballot measure will win

California Gov. Gavin Newsom opened up about how he is taking on Trump and said he’s “deeply confident” that Californians will vote in favor of the state’s Prop 50 ballot measure.

Your last-minute guide to Proposition 50: California redistricting

Proposition 50 would change how California determines the boundaries of congressional districts. The measure asks voters to approve new congressional district lines designed to favor Democrats for the 2026, 2028 and 2030 elections, overriding the map drawn by the state’s nonpartisan, independent redistricting commission.

White House targets voting. But Trump is sitting out California’s redistricting war.

Republicans in Texas and North Carolina are moving ahead to gerrymander and pick up GOP seats. Under pressure from Trump, Republicans in Indiana tried to pass mid-cycle redistricting but appear to not have enough votes to pass it. The California measure was Democrats’ response to the Texas redistricting plan that Gov. Greg Abbott signed in August.

Everything to know about California’s special election on Proposition 50

Proposition 50, a measure to temporarily change California’s congressional districts, is being voted on by California voters on November 4th, and if passed, it would add five more Democratic

The California Election That Could Tip Congress

The campaign’s final weeks have turned into a statewide scramble to persuade California voters to temporarily override the independent redistricting commission that they approved less than two decades ago.

Poll: California’s Prop 50 likely to pass, Republican surges in governor’s race

With less than two weeks before election day, California voters appear poised to pass the state’s redistricting measure, Proposition 50, to counter Republican redistricting efforts in Texas to

Trump sends message to California Republicans on Prop. 50

“Look, this is the golden goose for the Trump family, this is not just the golden goose for the American economy,” Newsom said about San Francisco’s leading artificial intelligence and crypto industries. He referred to them as “the center of the universe” in the Bay Area. “... I mean, don’t mess with a good thing.”

California and Newsom mad-dog Trump with Proposition 50

If you live here, you surely have formed an opinion on the partisan gerrymander proposal that Gov. Gavin Newsom and his allies have put on the Nov. 4 ballot. In their world, Prop. 50 is as righteous as a Roki Sasaki fastball and as pure the alpine air on Mount Whitney.
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