5 d. ago Why Texas’s redistricting fight is mostly about next year’s Republican Senate slugfest

The nastiest little primary in the Lone Star state has added another layer to the redistricting fight. Eric Garcia examines the feud between the last Bush Republican and the MAGA wing of the GOP

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6 d. ago Democrats slam Texas senator Cornyn over alleged FBI role in locating fleeing lawmakers

Cornyn claims the FBI agreed to help return Texas Democrats, sparking legal and political backlash amid GOP map pushUS politics live – latest updatesDemocrats harshly criticized Donald Trump and fellow Republicans on Thursday after a US senator said the FBI had agreed to assist in returning Texas Democratic lawmakers who fled the state to stop a Republican effort to redistrict.US senator John Cornyn’s claim that the FBI will assist Republicans’ effort could not be independently confirmed. The FBI declined to comment. An administration official told NBC News this week the government did not plan on using federal agents to arrest Texas lawmakers and a federal law enforcement official told the outlet that as of Thursday morning, the agency had not assisted with trying to locate the lawmakers. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Texas redistricting battle live updates: Beto O’Rourke’s group reportedly supporting fleeing Democrats’ expenses

Texas Tribune reports that the former Texas congressman has been a top funder covering the costs of Texas lawmakers’ exodus as they face a $500-a-day fineIn a post on his Truth Social platform, the president said he would “federalize” the city if local authorities failed to address crime, specifically calling for minors as young as 14 to be prosecuted as adults.Trump’s threat could theoretically take several forms. The constitution grants Congress broad authority over the federal district, though completely suspending local governance would likely require congressional legislation. Trump could also deploy federal law enforcement or national guard troops under executive authority, as he did during 2020 protests when federal forces cleared Lafayette Square outside the White House over local officials’ objections.Politically embattled Senator, Cryin’ Chuck Schumer, wants the Republicans to pay, as EXTORTION, TWO BILLION DOLLARS in order for the Radical Left Democrats to approve the hun...

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8 d. ago America’s Most Wanted: Texas senator calls on FBI director Kash Patel to hunt down ‘fleeing’ Democrats

GOP accuses missing Texas Democrats of ‘bribery’ to justify rounding them up for blocking votes on gerrymandered congressional map

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8 d. ago Trump says Republicans are ‘entitled’ to five more congressional seats in Texas

House reconvened in afternoon, but enough Democrats remained outside state to deny quorum for second dayDonald Trump said on Tuesday that Republicans are entitled to the five more seats they could pick up if congressional maps proposed by Texas Republicans are passed.Trump called in for an interview with CNBC Tuesday morning, before Texas Democrats denied a legislative quorum for the second day in a row by fleeing the state, with many decamping to Chicago, Illinois, where the Democratic governor, JB Pritzker, has vowed to protect them. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Trump calls blue states ‘gerrymandered’ and ‘terrible’ for accepting fleeing Texas Democrats amid redistricting fight – live

President says ‘we are entitled to five more seats’ in Texas as state House battles over Republican-drawn congressional mapsTexas House pushes forward on redistricting as Democrats vow to fightIt’s a quiet August Tuesday on the president’s schedule today. The only listed item on his agenda is an executive order signing at 4pm EDT. We don’t know the details of that just yet.Trump is also speaking on CNBC now, and we’ll bring you the latest from that interview. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Texas House reconvenes without quorum as Democrats flee state

Lawmakers travel to Illinois, New York and elsewhere to stop vote on Republicans’ redistricting planUS politics – live updatesTexas Democrats in the state legislature denied its speaker a legislative quorum Monday by leaving the state, forestalling plans proposed by the White House to redistrict Texas’s congressional lines to more greatly favor Republicans.When the legislature gaveled in at 3pm local time on Monday, Republicans fell short of a quorum by eight votes after Democrats fled to Illinois, a legislative conference in Boston, New York and elsewhere. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Texas House reconvenes without quorum as Democrats flee state to thwart Republicans’ redistricting plan

Lawmakers in Illinois, New York and elsewhere, stopping legislature from moving ahead with vote on maps proposalTexas Democrats in the state legislature denied its speaker a legislative quorum Monday by leaving the state, forestalling plans proposed by the White House to redistrict Texas’s congressional lines to more greatly favor Republicans.When the legislature gaveled in at 3pm local time on Monday, at least 51 Democrats were in Illinois, a legislative conference in Boston, New York and elsewhere. Democrats hold 62 of the 150 seats in the legislature’s lower chamber, so as long as at least 51 members remain out of Austin, the Texas legislature cannot move forward with any votes, including a plan to redraw the state’s congressional maps to give Republicans five more seats in Congress. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Texas Democrats flee state to block GOP plan to redraw electoral map

Opposition lawmakers stage exodus to thwart Republican bid to redraw electoral map by denying them a quorum, inspiring incensed conservatives to call for their arrest

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9 d. ago Texas Democrats flee state to prevent vote on redrawing congressional map

About 30 lawmakers are headed to Illinois for a week to hinder Republicans’ redistricting plan pushed by TrumpTexas Democrats are fleeing the state to prevent a vote on Monday that could see five new Republican-leaning seats created in the House of Representatives.About 30 Democrats said they planned to flee to Illinois, where they plan to stay for a week, to thwart Republican efforts by denying them a quorum, or the minimum number of members to validate the vote’s proceedings. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Texas Democrats leave state to prevent vote on redrawing congressional map

About 30 lawmakers are headed to Illinois for a week to hinder Republicans’ redistricting plan pushed by TrumpTexas Democrats are leaving the state to prevent a vote on Monday that could see five new Republican-leaning seats created in the House of Representatives.About 30 Democrats said they planned to decamp to Illinois, where they plan to stay for a week, to thwart Republican efforts by denying them a quorum, or the minimum number of members to validate the vote’s proceedings. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Democratic lawmakers flee Texas to thwart Republican redistricting effort

A vote in the state legislature on Monday is aimed at bolstering Trump’s House majority in midterm elections

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1 week ago Things to know about legislator walkouts as Texas Democrats flee state over a high

Texas Democrats are fleeing the state Sunday in an effort to keep Republicans from approving a new U.S. House map that could boost their slim congressional majority next year

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