California Democrats may have successfully muscled a new congressional map through the state legislature this week, but the redistricting fight in the Golden State is only just beginning.

Texas lawmakers approved a new congressional map this week at the behest of President Donald Trump, seeking to preserve his Republican Party's slim majority in the U.S. House of Representatives in the November 2026 midterm elections.

Parents of missing 7-month-old Emmanuel Haro face murder charges as San Bernardino authorities continue search for the Southern California child.

The parents of a Southern California baby, reported missing by his mother, were arrested and accused of murder, authorities said Friday. San Bernardino County sheriff's homicide detectives "arrested Jake and Rebecca Haro at their residence in Cabazon" and booked them on suspicion of murder, according to a department statement.

Rebecca and Jake Haro, the parents of Emmanuel Haro, were arrested at their home in Cabazon, the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department said in a Facebook post. Cabazon is an unincorporated community in Riverside County, approximately 20 miles from Palm Springs.

If Newsom's redistricting ballot initiative succeeds, many in Doug LaMalfa's congressional district could suddenly find themselves represented by a Democrat for the first time.

California voters will decide in a November special election whether to approve a redrawn congressional map designed to help Democrats win five more U.S. House seats next year