40 h. ago Texas Democrats get boost from Obama for blocking GOP redistricting plan

Former President Obama joined a virtual meeting with Texas House Democrats who left the state to deny GOP redistricting effort, cheering on their efforts.

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42 h. ago Obama rallies Texas Democrats who left state to block GOP redistricting plan

Former President Obama joined a virtual meeting with Texas House Democrats who left the state to deny GOP redistricting effort, cheering on their efforts.

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3 d. ago Texas Dems begin to crack, confirm return to state after fleeing to obstruct GOP redistricting: report

Texas House Democrats plan to return to the state after fleeing to block GOP redistricting efforts, local Texas media has confirmed.

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7 d. ago California launches redistricting fight to ‘nullify’ Texas GOP plan, with Dems poised to gain 5 seats

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Friday that the Golden State will move forward with a special election in early November to place its own redistricting plan on a ballot measure before voters.

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8 d. ago FBI agrees to help locate Texas Democrats who fled state to sabotage GOP redistricting plan, Cornyn says

FBI agrees to help Texas locate Democratic lawmakers who fled state to block GOP redistricting vote after Sen. John Cornyn's request to Director Kash Patel.

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9 d. ago Cornyn Says F.B.I. Will Help Find Texas Lawmakers Who Fled State

The senator said the federal agency had agreed to help locate Democratic state lawmakers who left the state to try to block a vote on new congressional district maps.

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1 week ago Texas state Democrat apologizes for comparing GOP redistricting plan to the Holocaust

Democratic Texas State Rep. Jolanda Jones invoked the Holocaust while discussing state Democrats like herself fleeing the state to avoid a vote on redistricting.

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1 week ago Beto encourages Democrats to fight 'fire with fire' in Texas redistricting battle

Texas Democratic state lawmakers left the state to block redistricting vote as Beto O'Rourke encouraged party to fight fire with fire against GOP gerrymandering.

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1 week ago Texas Democrats block GOP redistricting plan by fleeing the state

The Texas House failed to reach the quorum needed to vote on a new congressional map that could have given Republicans five new seats, after House Democrats forced a legislative standstill.

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1 week ago Hakeem Jeffries Cheers Texas Dems Who Fled State to Block GOP Map: 'The Embodiment of Good Trouble'

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) is praising Texas Democrats for refusing to vote on a Republican-led redistricting plan that could shift five congressional seats to the GOP, a move that involved fleeing the state to break quorum. His comments come amid a broader effort by Democrats to delegitimize Republican-led election reforms while advancing their own partisan maps in deep blue states. The post Hakeem Jeffries Cheers Texas Dems Who Fled State to Block GOP Map: ‘The Embodiment of Good Trouble’ appeared first on Breitbart.

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1 week ago Texas House Democrats break quorum, leave state to stop GOP redistricting plan

At least 51 Texas House Democrats left the state Sunday, to break quorum ahead of a vote on a bill that would dramatically redraw Texas' congressional maps.

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1 week ago Texas House Democrats Flee State in Order to Block GOP Redistricting Plan

Democrats in the Texas House of Representatives fled the state on Sunday to prevent their Republican colleagues from voting on a redrawn map of the congressional districts. The post Texas House Democrats Flee State in Order to Block GOP Redistricting Plan appeared first on Breitbart.

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