Democrats are searching for a leader to take on President Trump. Gov. Gavin Newsom embraced that role with new online trolling and a proposed gerrymander to counter a GOP power play in Texas.| CalMatters
Texas and President Donald Trump struck first in a gerrymandering battle that could tilt the 2026 midterms. That puts California Republicans in a bind as they contest Gov. Gavin Newsom's redistricting.| CalMatters
Gov. Gavin Newsom wants voters to approve congressional districts that would wipe out five Republican seats. He's trying to counter a GOP gerrymander in Texas.| CalMatters
Maya C. Miller covers politics and government accountability for CalMatters, with one eye on the state Legislature and the other on California's congressional delegation in Washington, D.C. She will help lead CalMatters' coverage of campaigns, voters and elections in the run-up to the 2026 midterms. Maya came to CalMatters in June 2025 by way of the New York Times, where she covered Congress as the David E. Rosenbaum fellow in Washington, D.C. She hit the 2024 campaign trail and delivered dee...| CalMatters
Jeanne Kuang is an accountability reporter who covers labor, politics and California’s state government.| CalMatters
Alexei Koseff covers Gov. Gavin Newsom, the Legislature and California government from Sacramento.| CalMatters
Carl DeMaio, [dd-age], is a conservative activist, podcast host and founder of the Reform California politician action committee. He was elected to the San Diego City Council in 2008, the first openly gay man to be elected to the council. As a council member, he drew the ire of police and firefighters’ unions for efforts […]| Digital Democracy | CalMatters