Ballots cast to approve Prop. 50 outnumbered "no" votes in Fresno, Imperial, Lake, Merced, Riverside, San Bernardino and San Joaquin counties, each of which were carried by Mr. Trump in the last presidential election.

Under the new boundaries, Huntington Beach would be represented in Congress by Robert Garcia, a gay progressive and former mayor of Long Beach. That prospect doesn't sit well with some city leaders.

The Justice Department sued California on Thursday to block newly approved congressional boundaries, joining a fast-moving court battle that could help decide which party controls the U.S. House of Representatives after the 2026 midterm elections.

The president opposed Gov. Gavin Newsom’s ballot measure, which passed in Riverside and San Bernardino counties.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday filed a motion to aid in a lawsuit California Republicans have brought against Gov. Gavin Newsom over Prop 50.

The Justice Department is joining California Republicans in a lawsuit that argues California’s Prop 50 congressional maps are an illegal gerrymander because they’re based on race.

Kicked off by a “power grab”-alleging tweet by Attorney General Pam Bondi, the move by the partisan feds comes a week after the lone measure on the Golden State ballot pulled in almost 65% of the over 10 million voters who went to the polls.

California voters approved Proposition 50, returning authority over congressional maps from the independent redistricting commission to the Democratic-controlled California Legislature. Gov. Gavin Newsom has said the measure responds to mid‑decade Republican redistricting in states such as Texas and Missouri.

With more than 48,000 ballots still to be tabulated, about 61% of Ventura County voters supported the successful Proposition 50 redistricting measure, according to an election update on Nov. 10.

California Senate President Pro Tem Mike McGuire has officially launched his challenge to longtime Republican Rep. Doug LaMalfa in a congressional district drastically redrawn by Proposition 50.