Before and after: How Newsom's redistricting plan would reshape congressional lines

Before and after: How Newsom's redistricting plan would reshape congressional lines

Changing congressional maps in a bid to ensure one party’s victory over another — called gerrymandering — has typically been done more furtively, and immediately after a census. But President Donald Trump’s call for Texas to redraw the maps to better ensure that Republicans retain control of the House has blown the lid off the practice. Trump is trying to avoid losing...