A group of masked U.S. Border Patrol agents showed up in trucks outside of the press conference at the Japanese American National Museum.

"It's everything you know about the authoritarian tendencies of the president of the United States," California Gov. Gavin Newsom said of Trump on Thursday.

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) and other California leaders will unveil their state redistricting plan around 2:30 p.m. in response to Texas Republicans’ partisan effort in their state. CALIFORNIA VOTERS REJECT OVERTURNING INDEPENDENT REDISTRICTING COMMISSION: POLL According to his office,

Gov. Gavin Newsom detailed California Democrats’ plans to redraw congressional district maps to gain Democrat seats before the 2026 midterm elections.

Democratic lawmakers and their allies announced a special-election campaign on Thursday asking voters to allow California’s congressional districts to be redrawn to decrease the size of the state’s Republican delegation — a move that could determine control of Congress next year and stymie President Trump’s agenda. The effort is an attempt to counter GOP-led states, notably Texas, attempting to redraw their congressional maps to decrease Democratic ranks in the U.S. House of Representatives at Trump’s behest. Mark E. Potts is the senior editor for video at the Los Angeles Times. A native of Enid, Okla., Potts graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a master’s degree in broadcast journalism. He has created and edited video for DreamWorks, YouTube, Microsoft, Sony and BET.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom released a video on X touting his opposition to President Donald Trump. GOV. GAVIN NEWSOM (D-CA): It is a five alarm fire for democracy in the United States of America. Donald Trump,