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Texas House ends special session, clearing way for Democrats' return

House Speaker said he expected the missing members to return by Monday to resume work on redistricting, THC rules and flood responses.

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

CBS News on MSN · 2d

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 will wrap up the special session.

Democrats, California and Congress

Orange County Register · 6h

Maps: New California congressional districts, proposed by House Democrats

The new, partisan maps come on the heels of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s launch of California’s redistricting campaign on Thursday, an effort he touted as meant to favor Democrats in California in the upcoming midterm elections as a counter to similar efforts in Republican-led states elsewhere in the country.

The Washington Post on MSN · 15h

Calif. Democrats reveal map that could gain them five House seats

The plan by California Gov. Gavin Newsom and other Democrats is a response to Texas Republicans’ efforts to give themselves five more House seats in their state.

The Associated Press on MSN · 3h

Democrats release plan to boost party's California US House seats in fight for Congress

In a display of cutthroat yet calculated politics, Democrats unveiled a proposal Friday that could give California’s dominant political party an additional five U.S. House seats in a bid to win the fight to control Congress next year.

Can this man draw the Democrats a House majority?

Sacramento’s most trusted supplier of voter data was once a cheerleader for nonpartisan redistricting. Now Paul Mitchell is ...

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Texas House fails to make a quorum on 6th attempt as Democrats continue holdout, second special session looms

Republican leaders said that if they can't reach a quorum again at 10 a.m., both the House and Senate will wrap up the ...

In Illinois, Democratic House leader Hakeem Jeffries says affordability could be key message for the midterms

SPRINGFIELD — As national Democrats continue looking for a message that will resonate with the American public enough to put ...

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Obama praises Democrats who fled Texas redistricting vote as ‘inspiring’

Former President Barack Obama praised a group of Texas Democratic lawmakers for fleeing their state to stop a vote on a redistricting bill, calling their actions “inspiring." ...

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Texas AG Ken Paxton Suffers Major Blow in Bid to Round Up Democrats

Newsweek contacted Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows, who filed the legal petition, for ...

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Democrats press for ICE agents to be ‘visibly and clearly’ identified during arrests

House Democrats have called on the Trump administration to require ICE officers to be clearly identified when conducting arrests to protect women from assaults and kidnappings by imposters.

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As Louisiana Democrats try to rebuild, is fighting or working with Republicans the answer?

Many elected Democrats in Louisiana aren't following national party leaders into all-out war with Republicans.

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Lone Star State rivals for US Senate compete to wrangle runaway Democrats

Ken Paxton is challenging John Cornyn in a 2026 Texas Senate race, and a super PAC highlights the attorney general's role in a redistricting battle with fleeing Democrats.

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