1 week ago Trump hails Texas redistricting approval that could add five GOP congressional seats nationwide

Texas Republicans pass redistricting map creating 5 new GOP-leaning congressional seats despite Democratic objections about minority voting power dilution.

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2 w. ago See first draft of California's new congressional district maps that aim squeeze out GOP

See first draft of California's new congressional district maps that aim squeeze out GOP-held seats  NBC Los Angeles

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2 w. ago See the draft of California's new congressional district maps that aim squeeze out GOP

See the draft of California's new congressional district maps that aim squeeze out GOP-held seats  NBC Los Angeles

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3 w. ago Abbott Files Lawsuit to Start Removal 'Derelict Democrat Texas House Members' Who Fled State to Block Redistricting Bill

Governor Greg Abbott filed a lawsuit Tuesday night with the Texas Supreme Court seeking to begin the process for the removal of House Democrat Caucus Chairman Gene Wu and others. The Chairman, along with most of his Democrat House colleagues, fled the state to block a quorum in protest of the GOP's efforts to carry out congressional seat redistricting. The post Abbott Files Lawsuit to Start Removal ‘Derelict Democrat Texas House Members’ Who Fled State to Block Redistricting Bill appeared first on Breitbart.

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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 governor threatens to remove Democrats who left state over Trump

At the center of the escalating impasse is Trump’s pursuit of adding five more GOP-leaning congressional seats in Texas before next year that would bolster his party's chances of preserving its slim U.S. House majority. The post Texas governor threatens to remove Democrats who left state over Trump-backed redistricting appeared first on Boston.com.

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4 w. ago 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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4 w. ago Texas House Democrats plan to flee state to try to stop proposed congressional maps

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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