On Wednesday night, the California state supreme court declined an emergency request by Republican lawmakers, which sought to block the Democratic plan to temporarily get rid of the maps drawn by a voter-approved independent redistricting commission. Now the California legislature will vote today on three bills that would allow for a November special election to redraw the state's congressional boundaries creating five new Democratic House seats in the process.
Misinformation surrounding immigration protests in Los Angeles is rampant, distorting public perception and overshadowing the complexity of the actual events taking place.
The police response to immigration protests has intensified, with violence escalating amid tensions between law enforcement agencies and demonstrators, challenging their non-enforcement policies.