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Democrats delay Texas redistricting again, escalating a standoff with GOP leaders
Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows has said the chamber will reconvene at 2 p.m. ET (1 p.m. CT) to move ahead with ...
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott moves to amp up the pressure on Democrats who fled in redistricting standoff
More than 50 Texas Democratic legislators left the state to block a GOP effort to redraw congressional lines. Abbott said ...
The Flaw in the Texas Democrats’ Plan
Shame, however, is not an emotion experienced by many politicians these days, least of all ones who answer to Donald Trump.
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Rep. James Talarico mulls U.S. Senate bid as his profile rises amid Texas Democrats’ redistricting standoff
If Talarico enters the race, he would face a primary against former U.S. Rep. Colin Allred of Dallas, who ran against Cruz in ...
Finances weigh on Texas Democrats as costs of their quorum break add up
The legislators who fled the state face a daily fine, but they have also left behind their day jobs in Texas to grind the ...
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Greg Abbott Is Looking Desperate to Pressure Texas Democrats
But as the conflict moved into another week, Governor Greg Abbott signaled that he would use the power of his office to keep ...
Democrats' Chances of Flipping Congress From Republican Control Next Year
Democrats are leading generic ballot polls, but two experts told Newsweek that may not translate to a 2018-style blue wave.
Second bomb threat this week at Chicago-area hotel where some Texas Democrats are staying
A Chicago-area hotel, where many Texas Democrats who left the state in protest were staying, was evacuated for the second ...
As news piles up, Democrats struggle to keep focus on Trump’s most unpopular law
This August could have been President Trump 2.0’s defining moment, but the relentless news cycle has buried the bill, making ...