Gavin Newsom formally kicked off his push Thursday to redraw California’s congressional maps in response to a Republican-led effort in Texas, setting up the next stage of his fight against both the Trump administration and a coalition of gerrymandering opponents within the state.

After years of cracking down on California’s oil industry, Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative Democrats are moving to get Kern County wells pumping again to avoid soaring gasoline prices.

Speaking to reporters after his campaign launch, Newsom batted away criticism, saying Trump had struck first by saying he was “entitled” to a GOP congressional majority. The governor had earlier this week asked Trump to block Texas and other red state from moving forward with their own redistricting efforts.

Kern County Board of Education President Mary Little said her board's resolution to keep males out of girls sports was a response to Gavin Newsom's "illegal" actions.

California has an overwhelmingly Democratic delegation in Congress. Gov. Newsom’s plan could give his party five more seats and offset a Texas gerrymander.

California Governor Gavin Newsom has gone on the offensive against Trump, trolling him on social media and pushing back against the GOP's gerrymandering efforts. But is that enough to get Democrats back in power?

The actor-turned-governor helped overhaul how California draws political maps. In an interview with The New York Times, he said he would fight to preserve that legacy.

Fox News co-host Dana Perino urged California Gov. Gavin Newsom to "put the phone away" after he made a series of posts imitating Trump's all-caps rants. The post Dana Perino Aghast at Gavin Newsom Tweeting Like Trump: ‘You Are Making a Fool of Yourself!