California’s governor keeps talking about creating new House seats in response to a Texas gerrymander. But the gambit could backfire on Democrats.

California Governor Gavin Newsom issued a warning to President Donald Trump and Texas Republicans amid growing attempts at redrawing Texas's congressional districts to further favor Republicans ahead of the 2026 midterms. A spokesperson for Newsom told Newsweek his office is "closely tracking what Texas does" and "exploring potential options."

Some Democrats are calling on California to redraw its districts as Donald Trump presses for further gerrymandering in Texas.

After President Trump federalized California National Guard troops in response to anti-ICE riots in LA, Gov. Gavin Newsom told reporters, “It’s about time Donald Trump grow up."

The troops were assigned to guard federal buildings and support immigration agents during protests against enforcement tactics.

A day after the Pentagon ordered the withdrawal of half of the National Guard troops deployed in Los Angeles, Gov.

Attorney General Pam Bondi and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum visited the site on Thursday to study whether reopening it as a federal prison could work.

"Pam Bondi will reopen Alcatraz the same day Trump lets her release the Epstein files. So, never," Izzy Gardon, Newsom's director of communications, told SFGATE. The high-profile visit comes two months after President Donald Trump floated the idea of reopening the long-shuttered penitentiary as a maximum-security prison.

Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) joins Chris Jansing to react to the Trump administration’s plans to reopen Alcatraz more than 60 years after its closing, saying it will “cost a fortune.” Pelosi also weighs in on the controversy over the Trump administration's handling of the Epstein files.