Los Angeles Times political columnist Mark Z. Barabak returns for a spirited conversation about Gavin Newsom’s counterpunch to Texas

Los Angeles Times political columnist Mark Z. Barabak returns for a spirited conversation about Gavin Newsom’s counterpunch to Texas, as national warfare over redrawing House district maps escalates in advance of the crucial 2026 mid-term election, with breakdowns on the policy and campaign details and implications of Proposition 50, the redistricting measure on the one-issue Nov. 4 special election ballot. Plus: stick around for another famous Feinstein blooper story, from the vault of DiFi howlers.