Newsom says California will push to redraw maps in riposte to Texas plan

Masked border agents circle venue at which governor outlines bid to counter Republican-led redrawing effort

Gavin Newsom, California's governor, said on Thursday state Democratic lawmakers would move forward with a redistricting plan to counter the Republican-led map-drawing effort in Texas aimed at securing a House majority after the midterm elections.

As he spoke at the Japanese American National museum's National Center for the Preservation of Democracy - a venue deliberately chosen for its symbolism - federal agents, armed and masked, fanned out across the complex, led by Gregory Bovino, head of the border patrol's El Centro sector. Local news footage showed a man being led away in handcuffs.