In these divided times<\/a>, Californians of both stripes have been comforted by how readily its most recent Republican governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger<\/strong>, and current Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom<\/strong><\/a> have come together\u2014especially when it came to standing up to (Republican, as if<\/em> you didn\u2019t know) President Donald Trump<\/strong>. But that Golden State alliance ended this week, after Newsom announced a plan to redistrict California in response to a Trump-inspired gerrymandering scheme in Texas<\/a>.<\/p>\n For months now, Trump\u2019s team has been lobbying GOP lawmakers and governors to redraw state maps to ensure a Republican House majority in the 2026 midterm elections. In Indiana, for example, Trump asked Gov. Mike Braun<\/strong><\/a> to call for a special legislative session to redistrict the Hoosier state, even sending Vice President JD Vance<\/strong> to implore leaders<\/a> to convene.<\/p>\n Braun\u2014who Trump relegated to the kids\u2019 table<\/a> during his star-studded inauguration\u2014has yet to make a decision on the matter, but his counterpart in Texas, Greg Abbott<\/strong>, is all in on the plan, with a special redistricting session planned for this week<\/a> that could net the GOP five more House seats.<\/p>\n