US EditionNewsom Accuses Trump of 'Rigging' 2026 Midterm Elections Ahead of Prop 50 Vote
Governor Newsom urges support for Proposition 50 to counter Texas Republicans' redistricting, accusing Trump of election rigging ahead of the 2026 midterms.
- In a Sunday interview, Newsom accused President Donald Trump of trying to rig the 2026 midterm elections and supported Proposition 50 to redraw California's congressional maps.
- Proposition 50 would alter district boundaries in California to potentially advantage Democrats, framed as a response to Texas Republicans' redistricting, and the campaign has drawn national attention.
- He also pressed voters to engage and expressed confidence in contests in Virginia and New Jersey, amplifying his message on social platform X ahead of Tuesday's special election.
- Passage would allow remapping through 2030 before authority returns to the independent commission, and Gavin Newsom predicted Proposition 50 could shape the 2026 midterm elections.
- With national implications, Gavin Newsom, who is considering a 2028 presidential bid, has joined Oregon in litigation to limit National Guard deployments and warned California would sue if troops enter San Francisco.
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California's 'Prop 50' congressional map election could have major impact for midterms
Gabrielle Lurie/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) – One of 2025’s major elections could have major reverberations for the 2026 midterms. Californians are voting on a ballot initiative, “Proposition 50,” to determine if the state will adopt a new congressional map that redraws five districts to be more Democratic-leaning, potentially allowing Democrats to flip them in the midterms. Supporters of Proposition 50 — including Cal…
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California voters take up Democrats’ push for new congressional maps that could shape House control
By JONATHAN J. COOPER, MICHAEL R. BLOOD and TRÂN NGUYỄN, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The national battle to control the U.S. House shifts to California on Tuesday as voters consider a Democratic proposal that could erase as many as five Republican districts and blunt President Donald Trump’s moves to safeguard his party’s lock on Washington power. The outcome will reverberate into next year’s midterm elections and beyond, with Democrats …
Nancy Pelosi, Gov. Gavin Newsom, California Democrats make final push for Prop 50
Some of California's most powerful leaders made their final push for Prop 50 in San Francisco on Monday, doubling down on their message that it is a way to fight President Donald Trump.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — While President Donald Trump was pushing National Guard troops from city to city like some little kid playing with his toy soldiers, California Gov. Gavin Newsom was coaxing voters into fighting the man’s election-rigging scheme. It turned…
Gov. Newsom Claims Trump ‘Rigging’ the Game, When it’s Newsom Trying to Rig Elections
California Governor Gavin Newsom claimed in a NBC interview Thursday that President Trump is pushing for mid-decade redistricting efforts in Republican states across the country, accusing the president of “rigging” next year’s congressional election and warning that Trump “is not screwing around.” “He’s changing the rules. He’s rigging the game because he knows he’ll lose if all things are equal,” Newsom told NBC’s Kristen Welker. “He did not ex…
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