Overview
- Issa said he will seek another term in the newly drawn 48th District after meeting with President Trump this week.
- Nonpartisan analysts say the seat moved from roughly R+12 to about D+4 under Proposition 50.
- NRCC Chair Richard Hudson urged him to stay, though reporting indicates House GOP leaders do not plan major spending on his race.
- A pool camera captured Issa discussing primary maneuvering involving Reps. Ken Calvert and Young Kim, including suggesting the administration would look favorably on Kim stepping aside.
- Court fights over California and Texas maps are ongoing, with a federal injunction blocking Texas’s plan and potential Supreme Court action looming against tight filing deadlines.