Weekly Battleground Roundup

Happy Friday.

Here’s your weekly battleground roundup:

California

WSJ: Gavin Newsom Lays Out California Redistricting Plan to Counter Texas Republicans

Politico: Poll: California voters back independent congressional maps, complicating Gavin Newsom’s redistricting push

ABCNEWS4: California school board votes to ban transgender athletes from girls’ sports

CA-40

OC Register: Instagram account linked to nonprofit changed to a CA-40 candidate’s campaign page, spurs FEC complaint

FL-09

West Orlando News: Republican Gains Among Latinos Reshape Battlefield Against Darren Soto

IA-03

Western Iowa Today: Nunn Highlights Tax Relief, Senior Protections, and Farm Investments During Iowa State Fair Visit

New York:

Fox News: Mamdani takes aim at Trump’s immigration policies in fiery Staten Island speech: ‘We are fighting to keep NYC a sanctuary city’

NY Post: Trump admin sent 6,000 ICE detainers to NYC — and nearly all of them have been ignored, DHS says

Spectrum News NY1: Public advocate backing transgender healthcare bills

NY-17

The Highlands Current: Another Democrat Joins District 17 Race

NY Post: Kathy Hochul’s attacks on Mike Lawler only highlight her own failures

Pennsylvania

CBS Philadelphia: Pennsylvania Democrats push bill to ban masked ICE agents, increase transparency in law enforcement

FOX43: Pa. lawmakers criticize Gov. Shapiro for transgender healthcare lawsuit, women’s sports

PA-08

River Reporter: Republicans tout business benefits from Big, Beautiful Bill

PA-10

WGAL: Janelle Stelson registers to vote in Pennsylvania’s 10th District

Texas

KENS5: Texas House Democrats lay out conditions to end quorum break, return to state for second special session

TX-28

Texas Tribune: Federal judge appears ready to dismiss 2 of 14 charges in Henry Cuellar’s bribery case

WA-03

Center Square: WA Republicans confident they can retake 3rd Congressional District seat