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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 ...

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

Texas Democrats have moved closer to ending a nearly two-week walkout that has blocked the GOP's redrawing of U.S. House maps ...

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 ...

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 ...

California pushes partisan plan for new Democratic districts to counter Texas in fight for US House

California Governor Gavin Newsom has announced a special election for Nov. 4 to approve redrawn districts. The move aims to ...
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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.

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 ...

Texas House Democrats remain out of state as redistricting showdown continues into second week

The battle over mid-decade redistricting in Texas -- where the state’s congressional lines could be redrawn well ahead of 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 ...

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." ...