SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Democrats are making a partisan push to draw new congressional districts and reshape the state’s U.S. House representation in their favor, but to pull it off, lawmakers returning to the Capitol on Monday face a tight deadline and must still win voters’ approval.

Kamala Harris endorsed the redraw at a Teamsters National Black Caucus conference on Saturday. In her first public comments on California’s redistricting play, she said she’s “proud” that her home state’s politicians were going to take a national redistricting war “to the voters, take it to the streets.”

California lawmakers have released a draft map that could reshape congressional district lines across the state. If approved by voters in a special election this November, the new boundaries would take effect before the 2026 midterm elections.

The redistricting push in Calfornia to counter Republicans in Texas is Gov. Gavin Newsom’s most direct challenge yet to President Donald Trump and the national political discourse. Newsom has also

The comments came as Indiana House Republicans were preparing to convene for an afternoon caucus Monday to discuss redistricting.

The blistering Texas summer is usually a time when candidates announce their campaigns and begin raising money for the election year ahead. This Texas summer has been cooler than normal, and so has the announcement period for some of the high-profile 2026 races.

Gavin Newsom knows the popular image of him is of a smooth talker with slicked-back hair, the wealthy liberal who co-owns a vineyard.

Many state delegations are already under single-party control. New maps could tighten the partisan grip while decreasing the importance of general elections.