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Texas AG says he's filed suit to remove 13 absent state Democrats from office in redistricting fight

Texas Democrats geared up for another day of defiance against Gov. Greg Abbott and the state GOP as they try to move forward with their controversial redistricting.

CNN International on MSN · 1d

Democrats delay Texas redistricting again, escalating a standoff with GOP leaders

Texas’ redistricting standoff rose to a new level Friday as Democrats once again denied a quorum to allow the House to consider the GOP-led plan and Republicans responded by threatening more punitive action.

U.S. News & World Report · 15h

How Texas Democrats' Walkout Has Launched a Fight Across the US Over Political Maps

Texas Republicans have escalated the penalties against Democrats as they enter a second week camped out in states across the country to block new U.S. House maps pushed for by President Donald Trump t

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Some Democrats want new leadership. Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden says he has what it takes to resist Trump

Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden is in his fifth decade in Congress and showing no inclination to step aside even as pressure builds on ...

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California’s Newsom, Pelosi back Texas Democrats as GOP warns of more escalations over walkout

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit directly to the all-Republican state Supreme Court on Friday seeking to ...

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Democrats' Chances of Flipping Congress From Republican Control Next Year

Democrats are leading generic ballot polls, but two experts told Newsweek that may not translate to a 2018-style blue wave.

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Finances weigh on Texas Democrats as costs of their quorum break add up

The legislators who fled the state face a daily fine, but they have also left behind their day jobs in Texas to grind the ...

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The FBI has been asked to help locate Texas House Democrats. One state lawmaker says officials would be breaking the law

The chair of the Texas House Democratic caucus remained defiant Thursday in the face of one US senator’s bid to enlist the ...

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Texas Republicans ask Illinois court to order arrest of House Democrats who fled state as part of remap battle

Texas’ Republican attorney general and a GOP Illinois state senator filed a petition in more conservative Adams County rather ...

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Are Democrats denying Republicans a district in Massachusetts? Here’s what the maps show.

President Trump has claimed that Massachusetts Democrats have gerrymandered the state's districts, denying Republicans ...

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Democrats draw up plans to retaliate if Republicans gerrymander Texas — but they face legal hurdles

California is eyeing a ballot initiative this fall to redraw its House map for 2026 — only if Texas Republicans redistrict to ...

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Union Leaders Get Tough With Democrats as Members Drift Toward Trump

Doubtful that President Trump has their best interests in mind, top union officials are redoubling efforts to push the ...

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Second bomb threat this week at Chicago-area hotel where some Texas Democrats are staying

A Chicago-area hotel, where many Texas Democrats who left the state in protest were staying, was evacuated for the second ...

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