California Democrats passed a trio of redistricting bills Thursday, a day after Republicans in the Texas House passed new maps of their own. Taken together, the package of bills backed by Democratic Gov.

Gov. Gavin Newsom of California has raised $6.2 million in online contributions since he began his campaign a week ago for a ballot measure to redraw his state’s congressional maps this fall, a signi...

"He’s trying to rig the election, he's trying to set up the conditions where he can claim that the elections were not won fair and square," Newsom said.