Barack Obama has backed Gavin Newsom’s plan to redraw California’s voting map.

Newsom’s plan — a bid to counter President Trump’s drive for more GOP House seats with his own California show of force — still needs to be approved by the state Legislature before voters decide its ...

Tensions between the White House and the California governor have escalated in recent weeks, after Trump, eager to stave off a midterm defeat, called on Texas Republicans to change their Congressiona...