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FBI, Texas and Democrats

CNN on MSN · 3d

The FBI has been asked to help locate Texas House Democrats. One state lawmaker says officials would be breaking the law

The chair of the Texas House Democratic caucus remained defiant Thursday in the face of one US senator’s bid to enlist the FBI’s help in returning him and his state House colleagues to the state.

The Hill · 16h

Former attorney general says FBI can’t return Texas lawmakers who fled state

Former Attorney General Eric Holder said Sunday the FBI does not have jurisdiction to return Texas Democratic lawmakers who fled their state. “Texas lawmakers are digging in. You heard Governor

Axios on MSN · 2d

Democrats investigate FBI effort to "hunt down" Texas legislators

House Democrats are probing the FBI's efforts to help locate a group of Democratic state legislators from Texas who fled the state in a bid to stop Republicans from redrawing Texas' congressional maps.

FBI, GOP and Texas

Pritzker on GOP’s FBI arrest threats: ‘Texas law does not apply’ in Illinois

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) said Sunday it would be illegal for President Trump to order the FBI to arrest Texas state Democratic officials for fleeing their state to halt Republican redistricting efforts.

Chicago Tribune · 1d

FBI agrees to help find Texas Democrats in Illinois, but Gov. JB Pritzker calls move ‘grandstanding’

Gov. JB Pritzker attempted to tamp down the federal law enforcement involvement, describing it as “a lot of grandstanding.”

CNBC on MSN · 18h

Democrats slam GOP redistricting fight as 'cheating' as Texas Gov. Abbott threatens arrests

Gov. Greg Abbott said that if the lawmakers return, "they will be arrested and taken to the Capitol." Democratic lawmakers on Sunday defended their colleagues' efforts in Texas to counter a GOP-led redistricting push,

The Texas Tribune8h

Paxton, Burrows ask Illinois court to enforce Texas arrest warrants against Democrats who left the state

The attorney general is calling on the “full faith and credit” clause of the U.S. Constitution, which says states should ...

23h

A week into their walkout, Texas Democrats are figuring out what to do next

Texas Democratic lawmakers expected to confront many uncertainties when they left the state in a last-ditch attempt to block ...

2d

Legal expert compares missing Texas Dem to fugitives, cites racial gerrymandering concerns

Hans von Spakovsky, a senior legal fellow at The Heritage Foundation, likened the missing Democrats to individuals who flee a ...

3don MSN

GOP sics FBI on absent Democrats as Texas Senate panel advances congressional map

Republicans are exhausting various law enforcement tools, including the FBI, to try and bring House Democrats back to Texas ...

2don MSN

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 ...

3don MSN

Texas Democrats face removal threats, FBI involvement as quorum break enters fourth day

Texas Democratic lawmakers remained out of the state Thursday as Republican leaders escalated legal threats to force their ...

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