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California could slash 5 GOP US House seats to counter Texas’ move to pad Republican margin

CALIFORNIA, AUG 6 – California Republican Kevin Kiley seeks to end partisan redistricting conflicts nationwide by banning mid-decade map changes that could alter House seat distribution before the 2030 census.

  • California Democrats are considering new political maps that could reduce five Republican-held House seats in response to Texas Republicans redrawing their districts for the 2026 elections.
  • The proposed map aims to increase Democratic representation from 43 to 48 seats out of California's 52 congressional seats.
  • Democrats across various states, including New York, are joining efforts to redraw maps to combat Republican gerrymandering, promising to retaliate with their own political maps.
  • Democratic leaders across multiple states plan to undertake similar partisan redistricting efforts to counter Texas's approach or risk losing seats in Congress.
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U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Republicans "have the right to five more seats" in Texas, in order to improve Republican prospects in the 2026 mid-term elections. "We have the opportunity to win five seats in Texas. We have an excellent Governor and quality people in Texas. And I won in Texas. I got the most votes in state history, as you probably know, and we are entitled to five more seats," Trump said in CNBC's "Squawk Box" prog…

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ProPublica broke the news in New York, United States on Monday, August 4, 2025.
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