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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 ...

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 ...
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Texas Senate approves new congressional lines as House Democrats remain out of state

Democrats' absence has halted work in the Texas House, which must also approve the new boundaries, for more than a week.

House Democrats announce they will conditionally return for second special session

The quorum break may be over this weekend, just under two weeks after it began. House Democrats have announced that they will ...

How Ambitious Democratic Governors Are Navigating Trump’s Redistricting War

Some have emerged as a front line against Trump’s push to grab more seats in Congress, putting the issue at the center of ...
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House Democrats hammer Rollins on USDA reorganization

Democrats on the House Agriculture Committee questioned the agency's motivations and reasoning in forcing several thousand ...

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 ...

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." ...