Republicans in the Texas House forced returning Democrats to around-the-clock surveillance by state Department of Public Safety officers to leave the floor.

Democratic leaders say they will return for a second special legislative session after seeing California Democratic leaders proceed with plans to redraw their own U.S. House maps to neutralize Republican gains in Texas.

By Jack Queen (Reuters) -Four California Republicans have filed a lawsuit seeking to block Governor Gavin Newsom's , which would create five new Democratic U.S. congressional seats in his state to counter a similar move by Republicans in Texas.

California Republicans sue to stop Democrat redistricting push as Texas GOP advances similar map changes in high-stakes congressional battle ahead of midterms.

RCP senior elections analyst Sean Trende, who advised Virginia's post-2020 redistricting, said Democrats may regret redrawing California's maps in response to a controversial move from Texas Republicans. With many blue states already "maximal gerrymanders," Trende explained how the GOP has a lot...

The lawsuit comes as Newsom seeks a tit-for-tat expansion of California's House delegation to match a redistricting in Texas that would net Republicans five more seats.

A leaked map by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Commission reveals California's redistricting plans after Governor Gavin Newsom pledged to “END THE TRUMP PRESIDENCY."

Today’s installment of campaign-related news items from across the country.* After two weeks away, Democratic state House members in Texas are returning to Austin, ending a walkout that temporarily derailed a Republican mid-decade redistricting scheme.