California Democrats on Friday rolled out their new Congressional map that eliminates 5 GOP House seats in response to the redistricting fight between Texas legislators.

California voters will decide in a special election this November on the new Congressional map.

Because of ballot harvesting, drop boxes, mail-in ballots without chain of custody and questionable ballot curing, the 2024 election gave California 43 Democrat House seats and 9 Republican seats.

Now the Democrats are trying to eliminate 5 more GOP House seats.

“The five California Republicans targeted by the redistricting plan include Representatives Doug LaMalfa in District 1, Kevin Kiley in District 3, David Valadao in District 22, Ken Calvert in District 41, and Darrell Issa in District 48,” KCRA reported.

The new map was leaked to KCRA, Politico and the Washington Post.

Politico reported:

California — California Democrats on Friday finalized their plan to snatch five GOP House seats next year by redrawing the state’s congressional lines, according to a copy of the new House map submitted to the Legislature on behalf of the DCCC.

The new lines, which voters would need to approve in a Nov. 4 special election, adds registered Democratic voters to districts held by Republicans and frontline Democrats, while making some safe blue districts slightly more competitive. State legislators are expected next week to place the new district lines on the statewide ballot, sparking a furious campaign to override the work of the state’s independent redistricting commission for the next several election cycles.

California’s bold and risky play, led by Gov. Gavin Newsom and senior members of the state’s congressional delegation, is designed to cancel out Republicans’ bid to flip five Democratic-held House seats in Texas — a tactic urged by President Donald Trump to retain the House majority.

California Dems release map drawn to oust 5 House Republicans https://t.co/f0euprYj92

— POLITICO (@politico) August 15, 2025

California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) held a press conference in Downtown Los Angeles on Thursday to announce Democrats’ ‘redistricting effort’ and it turned into a profanity-laced clown show.

Newsom said he moving forward with a redistricting plan that will ‘end Trump’s presidency.’

“Why else would [Trump] try to rig the system? Why else would he make the phone call? He’s a failed President,” Newsom said.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom calls Donald Trump “a failed President” as he unveils a congressional redistricting plan to counter efforts in Texas. pic.twitter.com/unVga55Zdd

— Fox News (@FoxNews) August 14, 2025

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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday confirmed what President Trump has been saying for years now: The war between Russia and Ukraine would have never even started if it weren’t for Biden.

“Today, President Trump is saying that if he was the President back then, there would be no war, and I’m quite sure that it would indeed be so,” Putin told reporters after a three-hour meeting with President Trump. “I can confirm that.”

“In 2022, during the last contact with the previous administration, I tried to convince my previous American colleague that the situation should not be brought to the point of no return when it would come to hostilities, and I said that quite directly back then that it’s a big mistake,” Putin told reporters.

Putin also drew contrasts between Trump and Biden, saying that Trump is “results-oriented,” “has a very clear idea of what he would like to achieve,” and “sincerely cares about the prosperity of his nation” before taking aim at Biden for being uncooperative during their last meeting.

“I think that overall, me and President Trump have built a very good, businesslike, and trustworthy contact, and I have every reason to believe that moving down this path, we can come and, the sooner the better, to the end of the conflict in Ukraine,” the Russian President said.

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Putin: Overall, it is very important for our countries to turn the page, to go back to cooperation. It is symbolic that not far away from here, the border between Russia and the US, there was a so-called International Date Line. I think you can step over, literally, from yesterday into tomorrow. And I hope that we’ll succeed in that, in political sphere. I would like to thank President Trump for our joint work, for the well-wishing and trustworthy tone of our conversation. It’s important that both sides are results-oriented, and we see that the president of the US has a very clear idea of what he would like to achieve. He sincerely cares about the prosperity of his nation. Still, he understands that Russia has its own national interests. I expect that today’s agreements will be the starting point, not only for the solution of the Ukrainian issue, but also will help us bring back business-like and pragmatic relations between Russia and the US.

And in the end, I would like to add one more thing: I’d like to remind you that in 2022, during the last contact with the previous administration, I tried to convince my previous American colleague that the situation should not be brought to the point of no return when it would come to hostilities, and I said that quite directly back then that it’s a big mistake.

Today, President Trump is saying that if he was the President back then, there would be no war, and I’m quite sure that it would indeed be so. I can confirm that. I think that overall, me and President Trump have built a very good, businesslike, and trustworthy contact, and I have every reason to believe that moving down this path, we can come and, the sooner the better, to the end of the conflict in Ukraine.

As The Gateway Pundit reported, Trump and Putin came to an agreement to secure peace between Russia and Ukraine after a three-hour-long meeting at Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska.

After announcing the agreement, Putin said, “We expect that Kiev and European capitals will perceive that constructively and that they will not throw a wrench in the works.”

Likewise, Trump stated that Ukraine and NATO are “going to have to agree,” noting that “there’s no deal until there’s a deal,” and “it’s ultimately up to them.”

BREAKING: Trump and Putin Reach Tentative Peace Agreement – Trump Says Deal is “Ultimately Up to [Ukraine]” and “They’re Going to Have to Agree” (VIDEO)

This is a developing story.

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President Donald Trump has responded to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s remark that she will nominate him for the Nobel Peace Prize if he successfully ends the war in Ukraine without forcing the country to surrender territory to Russia, and his response may be more shocking than the original comment.

Clinton dropped the bombshell during an interview on the “Raging Moderates” podcast with Jessica Tarlov, which was released on Friday.

“Honestly, if he could bring about the end to this terrible war, if he could end it without putting Ukraine in a position where it had to concede its territory to the aggressor, could really stand up to Putin — something we haven’t seen, but maybe this is the opportunity — if President Trump were the architect of that, I’d nominate him for a Nobel Peace Prize,” Clinton told host Jessica Tarlov.

SHOCKER! Hillary Clinton DROPS BOMBSHELL — Says She’d Nominate TRUMP for Nobel Peace Prize If He Ends Russia-Ukraine War (VIDEO)

She emphasized her stance, adding, "Because my goal here is to not allow capitulation to Putin."

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin meet today in Alaska and even Hillary Clinton sees a path toward a Nobel Peace Prize for Trump (but it’s going to take a lot).

Here’s how: https://t.co/SPuj87qz48 pic.twitter.com/4GJPBmSnhs

— Jessica Tarlov (@JessicaTarlov) August 15, 2025

Trump responded to Clinton's jaw-dropping claim during an interview with Fox News' Bret Baier aboard Air Force One en route to the Putin summit.

Baier has shared a portion of the interview, with the full discussion airing on his show.

“Did you see that Hillary Clinton yesterday said that if you got this deal done and not capitulate to Putin, that she would nominate you for the Nobel Peace Prize?” Baier asked.

“That was very nice. I may have to start liking her again,” Trump replied.

.@BretBaier: Hillary Clinton says if you can get a peace deal, she'll nominate you for the Nobel Peace Prize...@POTUS: "I may have to start liking her again." pic.twitter.com/B91ZXJGqfc

— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) August 15, 2025

“So she’s having a change of heart there, that on Jessica Tarlov’s podcast. Let me just say that I asked him a lot about Putin and whether he thought he could trust him, because he’s been down this road before,” Baier said of his discussion with Trump.

He continued, “He’s had phone calls with him in which at the end of the phone call, there was another missile strike or another drone strike into Kiev where he sounded optimistic after the phone call. I asked him about his KGB background, the fact that he’s met with five different presidents 48 different times—Putin has—and he said, “Listen, it’s going to be trust but verify. I’m going to know, and we’re going to get to the next step.”

Trump has long voiced his desire for a Nobel and has been working to end multiple wars since reclaiming his desk in the Oval Office.

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President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin have reached an agreement to end the war between Russia and Ukraine.

Still, Ukraine and NATO are “going to have to agree,” Trump stated, noting that “there’s no deal until there’s a deal,” and “it’s ultimately up to them.”

This comes after a three-hour-long meeting between President Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff, and their Russian counterparts.

” I would like to hope that the agreement we’ve reached together will help us bring closer that goal and will pave the path towards peace in Ukraine,” Putin told reporters following his meeting with President Trump at Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska.

“We expect that Kiev and European capitals will perceive that constructively and that they will not throw a wrench in the works”

The two leaders spoke for approximately twelve minutes and did not take any questions.

Details of the agreement are still not known publicly.

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Putin: I would like to hope that the agreement we’ve reached together will help us bring closer that goal and will pave the path towards peace in Ukraine.

We expect that Kiev and European capitals will perceive that constructively and that they will not throw a wrench in the works, it will not make any attempts to use some backroom dealings to conduct provocations to torpedo the nascent progress.

President Trump told reporters, “There’s no deal until there’s a deal. I will call up NATO in a little while. I will call up the various people that I think are appropriate, and I’ll, of course, call up President Zelensky and tell him about today’s meeting.”

He continued, “It’s ultimately up to them. They’re going to have to agree with what Marco and Steve and some of the great people from the Trump administration, who have come here, Scott and John Ratcliffe, thank you very much.”

“We really made some great progress today. I’ve always had a fantastic relationship with President Putin, with Vladimir. We had many, many tough meetings, good meetings. We were interfered with by the Russia, Russia, Russia hoax. That made it a little bit tougher to deal with, but he understood it.”

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It looks like we need to add ICE Derangement Syndrome to the DSM because we have a new mental illness out there.

In response to ICE protecting the homeland and deporting criminal illegal aliens, Chicago is offering a new program to help with citizens’ mental health.

The Gateway Pundit reported,

Chicago’s far-left Mayor Brandon Johnson has announced a “Healing Arts” mental health program to help the local population cope with immigration raids.

During an appearance on Chicago’s WCPT 820’s Driving it Home on Wednesday, Johnson admitted the city is “literally paying artists” to help improve people’s mental health as they deal with the reality of illegal aliens being detained and eventually deported.

Johnson has never made any secret of his desire to see Chicago flooded with illegal aliens and their right to become residents and ultimately citizens of the United States.

“This is a necessary fight for all of us to be able to push back,” Johnson recently said of Trump’s program of mass deportations.

”Whether we use the courts or whether we continue to protest and raise our voices, dissent matters in this moment.”

“It’s a war on our culture. It’s a war on our democracy. It’s a war on our humanity.”

“I am counting on all of Chicago to resist in this moment because, whatever particular vulnerable group is being targeted today, another group will be next.”

“None of us are immune from this disease,” he added.

Democrat politicians sure know how to address the needs of their constituents. Instead of supporting the deportation of criminal illegals in a city plagued by crime, Mayor Johnson has a better idea. Surely, paying these artists will keep the people of Chicago safe from crime.

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