What You Need to Know: Obama’s backing a redistricting plot twist in California—one that throws punches back at GOP mapmakers in Texas. Meanwhile, over 600 CDC employees got pink slips as part of a restructuring plan that critics say will gut public health, for the sake of “efficiency.” And Kamala Harris isn’t running for governor, but she will be running up her sky miles on an upcoming book tour.

Obama Supports Newsoms’ California Redistricting Plan

At a recent fundraiser for the National Democratic Redistricting Committee, former President Barack Obama publicly endorsed California Governor Gavin Newsom’s proposal to redraw the state’s congressional map in response to mid-decade GOP gerrymandering in Texas. Obama praised the plan as a “responsible” and “measured” approach, noting that i

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