Texas lawmakers approved a redistricting map giving Republicans five more U.S. House seats, shifting the delegation to 30–7.

California's Democratic Legislature is expected to counter Texas' mid-decade redraw of its congressional map with one of its own.

The gambit has triggered a national redistricting war, with governors of both parties threatening to initiate similar efforts in other states.

That has changed this week, though, with Obama stepping in to defend California's Governor, Gavin Newsom, who has been in a war of words with the current POTUS. Obama has shown his support for the ...