The redistricting plan puts California voters at the center of a national tug-of-war over political boundaries. In Northern California, it would unite inland and coastal communities, but some worry this would silence rural voices.

Journalists at public radio stations across California spoke with residents, business leaders and politicos in each of the districts that could flip under Proposition 50.

Millions of Americans, including in California, are set to lose their benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) starting Nov. 1 if a federal government budget deal is not reached.

See maps of how Texas, California, Missouri, North Carolina and Utah's redistricting push could play out, based on the 2024 election results.

Gov. Gavin Newsom is fast-tracking a plan that could temporarily upend the way California draws its congressional districts so that more Democrats could be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. Newsom has led the effort to put redistricting plans ...

California voters are deciding whether to redraw congressional districts, changes that could subtly impact a neighborhood's desirability.

As Democrats work to pass California's Proposition 50 on Tuesday, the national stakes are rising, with partisan battles over congressional redistricting erupting across the country.