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Texas senator says FBI will help find Democrats who fled the state, Pritzker calls it 'grandstanding'
The request sets the stage for an escalation of a war between the Trump administration and Illinois Democrats, with Gov. JB ...
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Paxton is investigating Beto O’Rourke’s political group for funding Democrats who left state
The Texas attorney general accused the organization of running a financial influence scheme that convinced Texas Democrats to ...
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Texas House issues arrest warrants for Democrats who left state to block congressional redistricting
The warrants apply only within state lines, making them largely symbolic as most of the legislators in question decamped to ...
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.
Texas Democrats who left state prevent vote, for now, on Trump’s efforts to add GOP House seats
Texas Democrats prevented their state’s House of Representatives from moving forward, at least for now, with a redrawn ...
Abbott’s bid to expel the House Democratic leader goes to a court filled with his appointees
The Texas Supreme Court said in 2021 the Constitution allows members to thwart legislation by leaving the state. Abbott wants ...
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Increased attention on Texas House Democratic leader Gene Wu comes with more anti-Asian insults
Is Gene Wu back in China?” state Sen. Mayes Middleton, a Galveston Republican, posted on X on Monday — the first day the ...
Pa. House Democratic committee passes transit funding again, while a top GOP senator is calling for a short-term budget
The General Assembly is under greater pressure to pass a budget in the next week, as SEPTA announced it needs additional ...
In Battle for House, Democrats Are Calling Up Military Recruits
Aware of its deeply unpopular national brand, the Democratic Party is turning to an unusually large crop of veterans to help ...
Indiana is the next target for the White House’s redistricting push
The White House’s pressure campaign on Republican-dominated states to redraw their congressional maps is poised to escalate ...