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Texas standoff enters second week as Democrats thwart GOP on new redistricting map
California Gov. Gavin Newsom called on President Trump to accept a ceasefire in the fight over redrawing congressional lines, vowing…
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Texas launches full legal assault on runaway Democrats blocking redistricting
Texas Republican officials have asked California to help arrest the Democratic lawmakers who fled to the West Coast last week, seeking to…
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Pritzker calls runaway Texas Democrats 'heroes,' vows to provide 'safe haven' in Illinois
Gov. J.B. Pritzker said the Democrats who fled to Illinois to prevent Texas Republicans from drawing new congressional maps, are "heroes,"…
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Some Democrats want new leadership. Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden says he has what it takes to resist Trump
Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden is in his fifth decade in Congress and showing no inclination to step aside even as pressure builds on aging…
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Texas judge blocks Beto O'Rourke from helping runaway Democrats
A Texas judge issued a restraining order Friday blocking former Rep. Beto O'Rourke from using his political group to help state Democratic…
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Texas Democrats face deadline to return or risk expulsion, arrest
Democrats in the Texas Legislature are staring at a Friday deadline for returning or facing consequences that Republicans say could…
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Cornyn Says FBI Will Do Republicans’ Bidding and Hunt Texas Democrats
The FBI has agreed to help hunt down Texas Democratic lawmakers, according to Republican Senator John Cornyn, who made the request. “I am…
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FBI will help find Texas Democrats in gerrymandering fight
The FBI has agreed to track down runaway Texas Democrats who fled the state to block a partisan bill that would redraw the congressional…
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Democrats Should Follow the Seinfeld Principle
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The Democrats Are Blowing a Big Opportunity Right Now
So for someone like Hochul to say, “I’m tired of fighting this fight with my hand tied behind my back,” suggests that Democrats are…
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ICE Traps Congressional Democrats Trying to Visit Detention Center
MRNA vaccines have been around for decades but were relatively new to the United States when the coronavirus began to spread. Their use…
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Texas Democrats Trying to Stop Gerrymandering Face Bomb Threat
On Sunday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton called on law enforcement to “hunt down” Democrats who left the state in protest against…
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Texas Republicans give Democrats three days to return to the legislature or lose their seats
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton set a Friday deadline for Democratic state lawmakers to return to work in the Legislature or else face…
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Democrats Have Found Their Message—and Trump Is Freaking Out
Trump was furious. “In just 6 months, I cut costs, especially Energy and Taxes, Tremendously. Elizabeth ‘Pocahontas’ Warren, on CNBC, said…
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Texas Governor Greg Abbott Orders Arrest of Democrats Who Fled State in Private Jet to Block Redistricting Vote
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has ordered law enforcement to arrest dozens of Democratic lawmakers from the state who fled to block a…
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Texas Republicans issue arrest warrants for Democrats who fled state to thwart redistricting vote
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered the arrest Monday of Democratic state legislators who've fled the state, as a partisan standoff escalated…
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Texas Democrats Defy Abbott Deadline—as Republicans Threaten Arrest
“Listen, Donald Trump is a piece of shit, we know that. He is,” Crockett said, to applause. “But in a functioning democracy, he still…
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House Democrats Begin Push for U.S. to Recognize Palestine
After watching Israel massacre innocents, demolish infrastructure, and incite famine in Gaza for almost two years, at least some…
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Greg Abbott Escalates War With Democrats Over Gerrymandering Plan
Texas Governor Greg Abbott is threatening to expel any Democratic legislators who don’t show up to the Texas Capitol by Monday…
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Texas Democrats leave the state to block vote on redrawn House map backed by Trump
Texas Democrats are leaving the state in an attempt to prevent the state House from holding a vote Monday on new congressional maps that…
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Disappointing employment numbers, tariffs uncertainty dog Trump with Democrats seeking foothold
Weak economic indicators are making President Trump's supporters nervous and Democrats increasingly hopeful about a political comeback.…
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'They roll right over': Many Democrats call their party weak and ineffective, AP-NORC poll finds
Many Democrats see their political party as "weak" or "ineffective," according to a poll that finds considerable pessimism within…
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Limited options for Democrats to retaliate if Texas Republicans redraw congressional map
As Republicans move to redraw legislative maps in red states to pad their narrow House majority in Washington, some Democrats are…
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Senate session heads into overtime as Democrats stall votes on Trump nominees
The Senate is beginning to work into its scheduled summer break as a partisan dispute over quickly confirming President Trump's nominees…