{"id":2468390,"date":"2025-07-29T18:16:59","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T22:16:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hakeem-jeffries-to-visit-texas-and-california-over-redistricting-push-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-07-29T18:18:37","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T22:18:37","slug":"hakeem-jeffries-to-visit-texas-and-california-over-redistricting-push-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hakeem-jeffries-to-visit-texas-and-california-over-redistricting-push-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Hakeem Jeffries to visit Texas and California over redistricting push &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhakeem-jeffries-to-visit-texas-and-california-over-redistricting-push-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2468390&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) plans to visit Texas and california to support Democrats in the ongoing redistricting battle.His visit to Texas coincides with Republican Governor Greg Abbott calling a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/update-letter-by-ted-cruz-and-6-gop-senators-and-4-senators-elect-sign-letter-to-reject-election-call-for-election-commission-10-day-emergency-audit-takes-place\/\" title=\"UPDATE: Letter by Ted Cruz and 6 ... Senators and 4 Senators-Elect Sign Letter to Reject Election \u2013 Call For Election Commission 10-Day Emergency Audit Takes Place\">special legislative session<\/a> to redraw the state&#8217;s congressional map after the Justice Department challenged certain districts as racial gerrymanders. The House Majority PAC has launched a $20 million fund to help Texas Democrats counter the GOP effort. Republicans, backed by former President Donald Trump, aim to redraw districts to secure more congressional seats in Texas ahead of the 2026 midterms.Democrats are pushing back, with some governors considering walkouts to delay the session.The redistricting fight has significant implications for control of the House, as Democrats currently hold fewer safe seats and need gains to flip the chamber.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Hakeem Jeffries to visit Texas and California over redistricting push<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2183750\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>House Minority Leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hakeem-jeffries\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Hakeem Jeffries<\/a> (D-NY) is set to hold a meeting with Texas <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Democrats<\/a> on Wednesday as Republican Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/GREG-ABBOTT\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Greg Abbott<\/a> is calling the state delegation back to redraw the state&rsquo;s congressional map.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The visit comes as the House Majority PAC, which backs House Democrats, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3483856\/democrats-texas-redistricting-fight-20-million-super-pac-fund\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"launched\">launched<\/a> a &ldquo;Lone Star Fund&rdquo; to spend upwards of $20 million to recruit and support Texas Democrats to counter the GOP&rsquo;s redistricting effort.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3485001\/wiley-nickel-exits-north-carolina-senate-race-democrats-roy-cooper\/\">Wiley Nickel exits NC Senate race as Democrats pin hopes on Roy Cooper<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3484283\/democrats-roy-cooper-north-carolina-senate-seat\/\">Democrats believe Roy Cooper is a &#8216;game-changer&#8217; in North Carolina Senate race<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3483856\/democrats-texas-redistricting-fight-20-million-super-pac-fund\/\">Democrats suit up for Texas redistricting fight with $20 million super PAC fund<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/texas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Texas<\/a> GOP and the White House have started moving to redraw House district lines ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, as the party grapples for ways to keep its majority and Democrats seek to break up a GOP trifecta. Republicans face an uphill battle to maintain their thin margins, as the minority leader heads for Texas, per a source familiar.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>With this Trump-backed redistricting, the White House is aiming to pick up five Republican seats in the state. While this could help Republicans pick up seats in the midterm election &mdash; as the state holds 38 of the 435 seats in the House &mdash; moving districts around to push out Democrats could also pull red votes from other red districts, making them no longer safe GOP seats.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats have pushed back on the Republican effort in the Lone Star State, with Democratic governors threatening to draw red seats out of their states. Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) and Gov. JB Pritzker (D-IL) met with Texas Democrats as they lead the charge in pushing back on the Republican effort to talk through the possibility of staging a walkout to delay the special session. Jeffries heads to California later this week, per a source familiar.<\/p>\n<p>Typically, congressional districts are redrawn every 10 years based on population shifts documented by the census counts, next up in 2030. But the Justice Department sent Texas a letter in July arguing that four Democratic congressional districts were unconstitutional racial gerrymanders. While Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcdfw.com\/news\/politics\/lone-star-politics\/ag-paxton-doj-texas-race-based-maps\/3895046\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"defended the legality\">defended the legality<\/a> of the districts, Abbott cited &ldquo;constitutional&nbsp;concerns&nbsp;raised&nbsp;by&nbsp;the&nbsp;U.S.&nbsp;Department&nbsp;of&nbsp;Justice&rdquo; when calling for the special legislative session to consider new maps, which have not yet been revealed.<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump has also pushed for new maps and predicted the state could create <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3474617\/trump-texas-redistricting-battles-erupt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"five more GOP seats\">five more Republican seats<\/a> in Congress to better secure the party&rsquo;s majority.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3476116\/washington-waits-texas-reacts-deadly-floods\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>WASHINGTON WAITS AS TEXAS REACTS TO DEADLY FLOODS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If the redistricting effort is successful, Republicans would hold 30 of the 38 seats, 79% of the allotted seats in the House. The party only held 58% of the total congressional votes in last year&rsquo;s election.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats are on defense in the House, with <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >41 seats rated competitive compared<\/a> to the 29 marked competitive for the GOP. Democrats only need a net gain of three seats to flip the House. Historically, the House flips to the party opposite the White House in the midterm elections.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2183750\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2183750\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jeffries visits TX, CA amid redistricting battle<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3691,"featured_media":2468391,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/hakeem-jeffries-press-conference-jan-8.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[60213,32854,16985,60212,32076],"class_list":["post-2468390","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-california-visit","tag-hakeem-jeffries","tag-redistricting","tag-texas-visit","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/hakeem-jeffries-press-conference-jan-8.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2468390","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3691"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2468390"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2468390\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2468394,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2468390\/revisions\/2468394"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2468391"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2468390"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2468390"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2468390"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}