1.0MS NOWhttps://www.ms.nowMS NOWhttps://www.ms.nowrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="ZZSqjPUfE6"><a href="https://www.ms.now/the-weekend/watch/california-prepares-for-trump-election-watchers-we-will-be-making-sure-they-stay-in-their-lane-251148357681">California prepares for Trump ‘election watchers’: ‘We will be making sure they stay in their lane’</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.ms.now/the-weekend/watch/california-prepares-for-trump-election-watchers-we-will-be-making-sure-they-stay-in-their-lane-251148357681/embed#?secret=ZZSqjPUfE6" width="600" height="338" title="“California prepares for Trump ‘election watchers’: ‘We will be making sure they stay in their lane’” — MS NOW" data-secret="ZZSqjPUfE6" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://res.cloudinary.com/msnow/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1762460151/1762095776138_n_theweekend_bonta_251102_1920x1080-9sq94e_788a7a/1762095776138_n_theweekend_bonta_251102_1920x1080-9sq94e_788a7a.jpg?_i=AA19201080On Tuesday in California, voters will decide whether to move forward with plans to redraw the state’s congressional map in a move to counter Republican gerrymandering efforts elsewhere ahead of the 2026 midterms. Some of those polling locations will be staffed with significantly more personnel than normal, as the Trump Justice Department has announced plans to send election observers to five counties to ensure “transparency,” and California Attorney General Rob Bonta has announced that the state will dispatch its own observers to monitor those DOJ federal election watchers. Bonta joins “The Weekend” to discuss.