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Texas, Obama and Democrats

CNN on MSN · 1h

Obama praises Texas Democrats and calls state redistricting effort ‘a systematic assault on democracy’

Former President Barack Obama waded into the debate over redistricting in a zoom call with Texas House Democrats on Thursday, warning of a “systematic assault on democracy” spurred by Republican efforts to redraw congressional maps in Texas.

POLITICO on MSN · 7h

Obama praises Texas Democrats amid redistricting furor

The former president said he supports California's response as a temporary offset by Republican mid-decade move to redraw political map.

Newsom, California Democrats unveil redistricting plan to counter Texas GOP efforts

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday announced a redistricting plan and a special election in response to Texas Republicans' plans to redraw five seats held by Democrats and make them more favorable to the GOP.

Texas, Illinois and Democrats

Chicago Tribune · 1h

Texas House Democrats planning their departure from Illinois and back to Austin

Texas Democrats who fled to Illinois to block a GOP-led congressional redistricting plan said they would return after lawmakers adjourn Friday and California Democrats introduce their retaliatory

Illinois judge rejects Texas legislature lawsuit over absconding Dems

An Illinois judge has rejected a lawsuit filed by the state of Texas against 33 House Democrats who absconded from the state to stop legislative proceedings. The lawsuit was filed in the Eighth Judicial Circuit Court in Adams County,

Dallas Morning News on MSN · 1d

Illinois judge rules against Ken Paxton in his effort to have Texas House Democrats arrested

Illinois law enforcement officers cannot arrest Texas House Democrats who have been staying in the northern state in protest of a congressional redistricting map, a state judge ruled Wednesday. The ruling,

FOX 26 Houston on MSN6h

Texas Democrats announce plan to return after leaving state in redistricting clash

Texas Democrats on Thursday moved closer to ending a nearly two-week walkout that has blocked the GOP’s redrawing of U.S.

The Texas Tribune on MSN11h

Texas Democrats say they will return to state once session ends, California unveils retaliatory map

In a statement, the House Democratic Caucus said its lawyers had advised returning “to build a strong public legislative ...

8h

Texas Democrats Will Return Home, Allowing Vote on Congressional Map

The leader of Democrats in the Texas House said the battle over redistricting, which could determine control of Congress, is ...

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Texas Democrats set plan to end nearly 2-week walkout over Republicans’ redraw of US House maps

CHICAGO (AP) — Texas Democrats on Thursday moved closer to ending a nearly two-week walkout that has blocked the GOP’s ...

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Democrats are nearing a return to Texas after quorum break over GOP redistricting

We're prepared to bring this battle back to Texas under the right conditions and to take this fight to the courts,” said ...

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House Democrats who left Texas to block redistricting are discussing when they will return

Republican leaders announced that if they can't reach a quorum again at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 15, both the House and Senate ...

The Canadian Press on MSN2h

California pushes left, Texas to the right, with US House control and Trump agenda in play

A political standoff in Texas over proposed House maps that could hand Republicans five new seats is poised to enter a new ...

6hon MSN

California Democrats launch redistricting campaign to counter Texas 'power grab'

California Governor Gavin Newsom led a campaign-style rally on Thursday for a redistricting plan to foil what he called ...

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Texas Democrats weigh their end game and Trump makes his mark on D.C.: From the Politics Desk

Plus, ahead of Friday's summit, Trump threatens “very severe consequences” if Putin doesn’t agree to end the Russia-Ukraine ...

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