Former President Barack Obama waded into the debate over redistricting in a zoom call with Texas House Democrats on Thursday, warning of a “systematic assault on democracy” spurred by Republican efforts to redraw congressional maps in Texas.

As Texas hurtles toward a flashpoint on a GOP effort to redraw congressional districts, California Democrats are about to answer with a plan of their own.

California Democrats are preparing to counter Republicans' attempt to reshape a series of Texas congressional districts for political advantage in a back-and-forth that could define next year's midterm elections and with it,