4 d. ago Missouri Unveils Redistricting Plan, Aiming to Add a Republican Seat

Following Texas, Gov. Mike Kehoe called a special legislative session to redraw his state’s Congressional district lines to boost Republicans.

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8 d. ago Republicans try again to block California redistricting plan from November ballot

Republicans try again to block California redistricting plan from November ballot  Los Angeles Times

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1 week ago Abbott clears final redistricting hurdle as Texas Senate passes new Trump

Republicans advanced the Texas redistricting plan, after weeks of Democrats breaking quorum, as the new map heads to Gov. Greg Abbott's desk for signature.

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1 week ago Newsom Signs California Redistricting Plan to Counter Texas Republicans

Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democratic state lawmakers moved quickly to create new districts that could help their party flip five congressional seats. Their plan still requires voter approval.

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1 week ago California Democrats Pass Redistricting Plan to Counter Texas Republicans

State lawmakers moved quickly to create new districts that could help Democrats flip five congressional seats. Their plan still requires voter approval.

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1 week ago Trump administration live updates: Texas legislators to vote on Republican redistricting plan

Trump administration live updates: Texas legislators to vote on Republican redistricting plan  NBC News

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1 week ago Trump administration live updates: Texas to vote on Republican redistricting plan

Trump administration live updates: Texas to vote on Republican redistricting plan  NBC News

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2 w. ago California Republicans sue to stop Newsom, Democrats from pushing redistricting plan

California Republicans sue to stop Democrat redistricting push as Texas GOP advances similar map changes in high-stakes congressional battle ahead of midterms.

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2 w. ago Dem Texas lawmaker spends night on state House floor after refusing GOP

A state lawmaker has refused to leave the Texas Capitol as Republicans use police to prevent Democrats from fleeing the state over a redistricting vote.

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2 w. ago Texas Democrat Rep. Locks Self in House Chamber After Refusing Police Escort

Texas State Representative Nicole Collier (D-Fort Worth) slept at her desk on the floor of the State House after she refused to sign a document that required a police escort to allow her to leave the building. The Texas speaker of the House made any Democrat legislator who wanted to leave the building sign a pass agreeing to be escorted by a Department of Public Safety trooper to ensure their return to the chamber when required. The post Texas Democrat Rep. Locks Self in House Chamber After Refusing Police Escort appeared first on Breitbart.

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2 w. ago California Republicans File Suit Seeking to Block Newsom Redistricting Plan

Republican state lawmakers argue that Democratic lawmakers violated 30-day disclosure rules in the California Constitution.

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2 w. ago Here are the 5 GOP House seats that could be wiped out with Newsom's California redistricting plan

Gov. Gavin Newsom's redistricting plan threatens to flip five Republican congressional districts to Democratic control in California's gerrymandering plan.

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2 w. ago Republicans are suing to block California redistricting plan. Do they have a case?

Republicans are suing to block California redistricting plan. Do they have a case?  San Francisco Chronicle

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2 w. ago Republicans say they’ll sue to block California redistricting plan. Do they have a case?

Republicans say they’ll sue to block California redistricting plan. Do they have a case?  San Francisco Chronicle

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2 w. ago Some Houston residents worry about changes under proposed redistricting plan

In one Houston neighborhood, residents worry their problems — and their votes — will go unheard if Republican state lawmakers go ahead with a redistricting plan to give them an edge in elections.

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4 w. ago Texas Republicans could have a hard time enforcing threats against Democrats who left

By leaving Texas for Illinois, New York and Massachusetts, the Democrats prevented the 150-member state House of Representatives from reaching a quorum for a scheduled vote on the new US House voting map. The post Texas Republicans could have a hard time enforcing threats against Democrats who left appeared first on Boston.com.

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4 w. 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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4 w. 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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4 w. ago A Texas Democratic lawmaker on their efforts to stop Republican redistricting plans

Texas House Democrats fled the state in an effort to deprive Republicans of a quorum in a vote on a redistricting plan. NPR's Michel Martin talks with Democratic lawmaker Gina Hinojosa.

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last month Texas Republicans say 'hunt down' Democrats who are leaving state over redistricting

Texas state House Democrats plan to leave to break quorum of a special session in which Republicans aim to pass a new congressional map that could net the GOP five seats.

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