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Billionaire Illinois Gov. Pritzker wins blackjack pot of $1.4M in Las Vegas

Read full article: Billionaire Illinois Gov. Pritzker wins blackjack pot of $1.4M in Las Vegas

Billionaire Gov. JB Pritzker had some extra income in 2024 โ€” from a lucky blackjack hand in a Las Vegas casino.

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Senate Democrats, holding out for health care, reject government funding bill for 10th time

Read full article: Senate Democrats, holding out for health care, reject government funding bill for 10th time

Senate Democrats are rejecting for the 10th time a stopgap spending bill that would reopen the government.

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Federal workers endure financial strain and fear layoffs as the government shutdown drags on

Read full article: Federal workers endure financial strain and fear layoffs as the government shutdown drags on

Federal workers furloughed or working without pay are feeling the financial squeeze and fear being swept up in the Trump administration's layoffs.

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Multiple Texas airports are refusing to play video from DHSโ€™ Noem blaming Democrats for government shutdown

Read full article: Multiple Texas airports are refusing to play video from DHSโ€™ Noem blaming Democrats for government shutdown

Officials from Dallasโ€™ two major airports said the video runs afoul of their policies that prohibit political advertising.

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Trump and budget chief Vought are making this a government shutdown unlike any other

Read full article: Trump and budget chief Vought are making this a government shutdown unlike any other

President Donald Trump is making this government shutdown unlike any the nation has ever seen.

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Some airports refuse to play Noem video on shutdown impact, saying it's political

Read full article: Some airports refuse to play Noem video on shutdown impact, saying it's political

Airports around the country are saying they wonโ€™t play a video with a message from Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in which she blames Democrats for the federal government shutdown and its impacts on operations to screen travelers.

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Government shutdown could be the longest ever, House Speaker Johnson warns

Read full article: Government shutdown could be the longest ever, House Speaker Johnson warns

Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson predicts the federal government shutdown may become the longest in history.

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In South Texas, Allred and Talarico compete for Latino voters by vowing to fight for working class

Read full article: In South Texas, Allred and Talarico compete for Latino voters by vowing to fight for working class

The two leading Senate Democratic candidates have made it a point to spend time along the border early in the cycle, a sign of the regionโ€™s importance in 2026.

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Trump directs the Pentagon to use 'all available funds' to ensure troops are paid despite shutdown

Read full article: Trump directs the Pentagon to use 'all available funds' to ensure troops are paid despite shutdown

President Donald Trump says he's directed the Defense Department to use โ€œall available fundsโ€ to ensure that U.S. troops are paid on Wednesday despite the government shutdown.

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Speaker Johnson keeps the House away as he fights to end the government shutdown

Read full article: Speaker Johnson keeps the House away as he fights to end the government shutdown

House members' absence during the government shutdown is creating a political dilemma for Republican Speaker Mike Johnson and is testing his leadership.

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How the Texas GOPโ€™s bid to block lawmakers from the ballot defies a century of court precedent

Read full article: How the Texas GOPโ€™s bid to block lawmakers from the ballot defies a century of court precedent

The Texas GOP will vote Saturday to possibly bar some state legislators from running in the 2026 primary, despite repeated Texas Supreme Court rulings saying they cannot.

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The Latest: Attorney General Bondi will face Senate over political pressure on Justice Department

Read full article: The Latest: Attorney General Bondi will face Senate over political pressure on Justice Department

Attorney General Pam Bondi goes before the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday morning as federal agents surge into cities across the U.S. She's facing growing questions about political influence over a Justice Department that has already criminally charged one of President Donald Trumpโ€™s longtime foes and is facing intense White House pressure to prosecute others.

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Bondi dodges questions as she clashes with Democrats over claims she's weaponized Justice Department

Read full article: Bondi dodges questions as she clashes with Democrats over claims she's weaponized Justice Department

Attorney General Pam Bondi has repeatedly deflected questions while seeking to defend herself during a combative congressional hearing in the face of growing criticism that she's turning the law enforcement agency into a weapon to seek vengeance against President Donald Trumpโ€™s political opponents.

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Republican-led Georgia state Senate committee plans to question Fani Willis next month

Read full article: Republican-led Georgia state Senate committee plans to question Fani Willis next month

A Georgia special state Senate committee plans to question Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis next month.

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Just before shutdown, most Americans wanted health insurance tax credits extended, KFF poll finds

Read full article: Just before shutdown, most Americans wanted health insurance tax credits extended, KFF poll finds

A new poll conducted just prior to the current government shutdown showed most Americans wanted Congress to extend tax credits that could expire at the end of the year.

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Federal shutdowns usually don't do much economic damage. There are reasons to worry about this one

Read full article: Federal shutdowns usually don't do much economic damage. There are reasons to worry about this one

Shutdowns of the federal government usually donโ€™t leave much economic damage.

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Democrats voted for a shutdown. Now they have to find a way out

Read full article: Democrats voted for a shutdown. Now they have to find a way out

Senate Democrats kept their promise to reject any Republican spending bill that didnโ€™t extend or restore health care benefits, choosing instead to force a government shutdown.

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What polling shows about the politics of government shutdowns

Read full article: What polling shows about the politics of government shutdowns

President Donald Trump got a significant amount of blame during the last partial government shutdown, which took place toward the end of his first term after he forced a shutdown over border wall funding โ€” but with Democrats embracing the shutdown fight this time, the outcome could be different.

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Trump administration blames Democrats for shutdown in official government warnings as deadline nears

Read full article: Trump administration blames Democrats for shutdown in official government warnings as deadline nears

The Trump administration is using government communications to blame Democrats for a potential U.S. government shutdown.

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Government headed to a shutdown after last-ditch vote fails in Senate

Read full article: Government headed to a shutdown after last-ditch vote fails in Senate

Senate Democrats have voted down a Republican bill to keep funding the government, putting it on a path to a shutdown after midnight Wednesday.

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Trump's shutdown blame game: Why he says Democrats are at fault

Read full article: Trump's shutdown blame game: Why he says Democrats are at fault

President Donald Trump is blaming Democrats for a potential government shutdown.

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What we know about how a government shutdown would unfold

Read full article: What we know about how a government shutdown would unfold

The threat of a government shutdown has become a recurring event in Washington.

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Texas Democratic Partyโ€™s move to Dallas prompts top staff exodus, roils organization ahead of 2026

Read full article: Texas Democratic Partyโ€™s move to Dallas prompts top staff exodus, roils organization ahead of 2026

Party insiders said the way the move was handled undercuts Chair Kendall Scudderโ€™s rhetoric about winning back working class voters, who lurched to the right in 2024.

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Trump's workforce purge batters DC's job market and leads to rise in homes for sale, report finds

Read full article: Trump's workforce purge batters DC's job market and leads to rise in homes for sale, report finds

A new report finds the Department of Government Efficiencyโ€™s remaking of the federal workforce has battered the Washington job market and put more households in the metropolitan area in financial distress.

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Federal watchdog report on Georgia's Medicaid program raises concerns about administrative costs

Read full article: Federal watchdog report on Georgia's Medicaid program raises concerns about administrative costs

A government watchdog has raised concerns about high administrative costs in Georgia's Medicaid program.

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James Talaricoโ€™s progressive take on Christianity made him an online sensation. Will it translate to his Texas Senate bid?

Read full article: James Talaricoโ€™s progressive take on Christianity made him an online sensation. Will it translate to his Texas Senate bid?

The Austin lawmaker says his faith fuels his vision of a Democratic Party that โ€œfights backโ€ against billionaires. Republican critics say his stances are at odds with Scripture.

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Senate committee approves Trump's Fed Board nominee, raising concerns about its independence

Read full article: Senate committee approves Trump's Fed Board nominee, raising concerns about its independence

A Senate committee is approving the nomination of White House economic adviser Stephen Miran to the Fedโ€™s board of governors, setting up a likely approval by the full Senate, which would make Miran the third Trump appointee to the seven-member board.

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In U.S. Senate bid, Rep. James Talarico promises to take on GOP billionaires and bridge political divides

Read full article: In U.S. Senate bid, Rep. James Talarico promises to take on GOP billionaires and bridge political divides

A former public school teacher, Talarico has emerged as one of Texas Democratsโ€™ strongest communicators. He joins Colin Allred and Terry Virts in the primary.

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Trump note to Epstein that he denies writing is released by Congress

Read full article: Trump note to Epstein that he denies writing is released by Congress

Democrats on the House Oversight Committee have released a sexually suggestive letter to Jeffrey Epstein purportedly signed by President Donald Trump.

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Republicans are eager for President Trump to expand his use of the military on US soil

Read full article: Republicans are eager for President Trump to expand his use of the military on US soil

President Donald Trump is swiftly implementing his vision of the military as an all-powerful tool for his policy goals.

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AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Boston's mayoral primary

Read full article: AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Boston's mayoral primary

Boston voters will narrow the field of candidates for mayor in a municipal primary that pits incumbent Michelle Wu against Josh Kraft, son of billionaire New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft.

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Texas is officially replacing STAAR. Here is what schoolsโ€™ new standardized tests will look like.

Read full article: Texas is officially replacing STAAR. Here is what schoolsโ€™ new standardized tests will look like.

House Bill 8 scraps the unpopular exam for three shorter tests at the beginning, middle and end of the year starting in the 2027-28 school year.

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Trump extends his reach into Congress in ways large and small

Read full article: Trump extends his reach into Congress in ways large and small

As Congress returns for a busy fall stretch, President Donald Trump is reaching into the affairs of the legislative branch, chiseling away at the separation of powers.

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Bill allowing private citizens to sue over abortion pills gets initial OK in the Senate

Read full article: Bill allowing private citizens to sue over abortion pills gets initial OK in the Senate

House Bill 7, which would allow people to sue manufacturers and distributors of the drug, is one vote away from Gov. Greg Abbottโ€™s desk.

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House committee releases some Justice Department files in Epstein case, but most already public

Read full article: House committee releases some Justice Department files in Epstein case, but most already public

The House Oversight Committee has publicly posted the files it has received from the Justice Department on the sex trafficking investigations into Jeffrey Epstein and his former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell.

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Texas Legislature approves stiff penalties, fundraising limits for lawmakers who leave state to block bills

Read full article: Texas Legislature approves stiff penalties, fundraising limits for lawmakers who leave state to block bills

House members who freeze future legislation by fleeing Texas will face steeper fines, loss of seniority and committee posts, and limits on political fundraising.

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GOP congresswoman joins 2026 Iowa Senate race after Sen. Joni Ernst confirms she won't run

Read full article: GOP congresswoman joins 2026 Iowa Senate race after Sen. Joni Ernst confirms she won't run

U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst is not seeking reelection next year.

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As Republicans make gains in the Rio Grande Valley, Democrats are fighting among themselves

Read full article: As Republicans make gains in the Rio Grande Valley, Democrats are fighting among themselves

A faction of Hidalgo County Democrats has raised concerns over how the party is spending money and blocking the group from doing business for several months.

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Democrats eye new presidential primary calendar in 2028, with South Carolina's top spot in jeopardy

Read full article: Democrats eye new presidential primary calendar in 2028, with South Carolina's top spot in jeopardy

The Democratic National Committee is seriously considering scrambling the partyโ€™s next presidential primary calendar.

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House Democratsโ€™ frustration with STAAR bill highlights divide over how new test should look

Read full article: House Democratsโ€™ frustration with STAAR bill highlights divide over how new test should look

Democrats say recent changes to the bill give too much power to the TEA and fall short of meaningfully easing the pressures of standardized testing.

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House committee subpoenas Epstein's estate for documents, including birthday book and contacts

Read full article: House committee subpoenas Epstein's estate for documents, including birthday book and contacts

The House Oversight Committee is subpoenaing the estate of the late Jeffrey Epstein.

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For their walkout, Texas Democrats get national attention โ€” and partisan retribution at home

Read full article: For their walkout, Texas Democrats get national attention โ€” and partisan retribution at home

Democrats said the walkout inspired a national protest against GOP redistricting. But it also greased the path for other bills they oppose and unified Texas Republicans.

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Gov. Greg Abbott asks for new penalties for lawmakers who flee to halt legislative sessions

Read full article: Gov. Greg Abbott asks for new penalties for lawmakers who flee to halt legislative sessions

The governor announced he was expanding his special session agenda shortly after the Texas House passed a congressional map that Democrats had delayed by leaving the state.

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El Paso judge blocks Ken Paxton from taking legal action against Beto Oโ€™Rourkeโ€™s political group

Read full article: El Paso judge blocks Ken Paxton from taking legal action against Beto Oโ€™Rourkeโ€™s political group

The order bars Paxton from prosecuting Oโ€™Rourkeโ€™s nonprofit or otherwise bringing legal action aimed at revoking Powered by Peopleโ€™s charter.

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Texas Democrats continue to fight against redistricting bill after returning to State Capitol

Read full article: Texas Democrats continue to fight against redistricting bill after returning to State Capitol

Texasโ€™ Democrats have returned to the state, ending their two-week-long boycott of Governor Greg Abbottโ€™s special legislative session.

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TribCast: The Texas Democrats return. What happens next?

Read full article: TribCast: The Texas Democrats return. What happens next?

The gang looks at whatโ€™s next in the extra-special session, as Republicans prepare to finally pass a new congressional map.

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Texas Democrats return for second special session as redistricting fight resumes

Read full article: Texas Democrats return for second special session as redistricting fight resumes

After a two-week walkout, enough Texas House Democrats have returned to the Capitol to restore a quorum, allowing the second special session to begin. The return follows intense protest over Republicansโ€™ mid-decade congressional redistricting effort.

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Texas redistricting map: How the GOP could increase its stronghold

Read full article: Texas redistricting map: How the GOP could increase its stronghold

Texas lawmakers redrew congressional districts in a partisan bid to give Republicans five additional U.S. House seats. The move set off a bipartisan war across the U.S.

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Texas House Democrats return to Capitol, ending walkout over redistricting plan

Read full article: Texas House Democrats return to Capitol, ending walkout over redistricting plan

After two weeks out of state, Democratic lawmakers returned to Austin, paving the way for Republicans to pass their proposed congressional map.

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Texas Senate panel again advances redrawn congressional map

Read full article: Texas Senate panel again advances redrawn congressional map

A second special session that has made approving the map a priority started Friday, shortly after the first one ended.

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Texas House Democrats expected to return to Austin after 2-week quorum break

Read full article: Texas House Democrats expected to return to Austin after 2-week quorum break

Texas House Democrats are expected to return to the state capitol on Monday after weeks of breaking quorum.

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Trump tax law could cause Medicare cuts if Congress doesn't act, CBO says

Read full article: Trump tax law could cause Medicare cuts if Congress doesn't act, CBO says

The federal budget deficits caused by President Donald Trumpโ€™s tax and spending law could trigger automatic cuts to Medicare if Congress does not act, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.

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Gov. Abbott calls for another Texas Legislatureโ€™s special session, after first session failed to make quorum

Read full article: Gov. Abbott calls for another Texas Legislatureโ€™s special session, after first session failed to make quorum

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott called for another Texas Legislatureโ€™s special session after the first session was adjourned Friday morning after failing to make a quorum.

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Abbott calls second special session as first round ends with Democrats still out of state

Read full article: Abbott calls second special session as first round ends with Democrats still out of state

The second session is set to consider the same agenda that stalled in the first, with redistricting and disaster response at the top of the governorโ€™s priorities.

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Texas Democrats say they will return to state once session ends, California unveils retaliatory map

Read full article: Texas Democrats say they will return to state once session ends, California unveils retaliatory map

In a statement, the House Democratic Caucus said its lawyers had advised returning โ€œto build a strong public legislative record for the upcoming legal battleโ€ against the GOPโ€™s map.

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Texas Republicans and Democrats, locked in redistricting battle, weaponize flood response

Read full article: Texas Republicans and Democrats, locked in redistricting battle, weaponize flood response

With Democratsโ€™ walkout over redistricting bringing the House to a standstill, both parties are accusing each other of abandoning Central Texas flood victims.

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Texas Senate approves new congressional lines as House Democrats remain out of state

Read full article: Texas Senate approves new congressional lines as House Democrats remain out of state

Democrats' absence has halted work in the Texas House, which must also approve the new boundaries, for more than a week.

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Texas Senate Democrats walk out over flood relief delay, criticize Gov. Abbottโ€™s redistricting focus

Read full article: Texas Senate Democrats walk out over flood relief delay, criticize Gov. Abbottโ€™s redistricting focus

In a dramatic turn of events, Texas Senate Democrats staged a walkout on Tuesday, challenging Governor Greg Abbottโ€™s decision to prioritize redistricting over urgent flood relief for the stateโ€™s devastated communities.

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Abbott vows to immediately call Texas lawmakers back to work if special session ends without new maps

Read full article: Abbott vows to immediately call Texas lawmakers back to work if special session ends without new maps

The leaders of both chambers said they would adjourn for the session Friday if Democrats do not return, while the governor said he might add more items to his agenda.

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Ken Paxton asks judge to jail Beto Oโ€™Rourke for fundraising Texas Dems' walkout

Read full article: Ken Paxton asks judge to jail Beto Oโ€™Rourke for fundraising Texas Dems' walkout

Paxton sued Oโ€™Rourke and his political group, Powered by People, last week, arguing that the group was deceptively fundraising for and illegally supporting Texas Democratsโ€™ walkout.

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Texas Supreme Court wonโ€™t rule for weeks on GOP requests to expel Democrats who left the state

Read full article: Texas Supreme Court wonโ€™t rule for weeks on GOP requests to expel Democrats who left the state

The governor and attorney general have asked the court to find that Democratic lawmakers abandoned their seats when they left Texas to delay a new congressional map.

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In redistricting clash, Texas GOP flexes power to shut down Democratsโ€™ last tool of resistance

Read full article: In redistricting clash, Texas GOP flexes power to shut down Democratsโ€™ last tool of resistance

Since Democratic lawmakers left Texas to delay Republicansโ€™ new map, state leaders have challenged the limits of traditional democratic norms to break the impasse.

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How much do Texas special sessions cost per day?

Read full article: How much do Texas special sessions cost per day?

With no sign of Texas Democrats returning soon, Gov. Greg Abbott is threatening to call a series of special legislative sessions. He says he is authorized to call these sessions every 30 days.

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Time dwindling to pass legislation during special session

Read full article: Time dwindling to pass legislation during special session

With only a week left in the Texas special legislative session, key bills addressing crucial issues like flood relief and redistricting hang in the balance.

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How Texas Democrats' walkout has launched a fight across the US over political maps

Read full article: How Texas Democrats' walkout has launched a fight across the US over political maps

Texas Republicans have escalated the penalties against Democrats as they enter a second week camped out in states across the country to block new U.S. House maps pushed for by President Donald Trump to win more seats ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

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Judge blocks Beto Oโ€™Rourke from financially supporting Texas Democrats who left the state

Read full article: Judge blocks Beto Oโ€™Rourke from financially supporting Texas Democrats who left the state

The order came at the request of Attorney General Ken Paxton, who Oโ€™Rourke accused in a separate lawsuit of going on a โ€œfishing expedition, constitutional rights be damned.โ€

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Ken Paxton asks Texas Supreme Court to expel 13 House Democrats over redistricting standoff

Read full article: Ken Paxton asks Texas Supreme Court to expel 13 House Democrats over redistricting standoff

Gov. Greg Abbott previously asked the court to expel Rep. Gene Wu, the House Democratic leader. Paxton disputed the governorโ€™s authority to make the request.

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How closely do congressional delegations reflect how people vote? Not very

Read full article: How closely do congressional delegations reflect how people vote? Not very

At the core of the fight in Texas over redrawing the stateโ€™s congressional districts is a debate over a time-honored right spelled out in the Constitution: Every two years, โ€œthe Peopleโ€ get to pick someone to represent their interests in the U.S. House of Representatives.

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Texas Democrats know they may lose redistricting protest, but hope to spark a national fight

Read full article: Texas Democrats know they may lose redistricting protest, but hope to spark a national fight

Democrats concede thereโ€™s only so much they can do to keep Texas from redrawing its maps. But they want to encourage blue states to retaliate.

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

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

The attorney general is calling on the โ€œfull faith and creditโ€ clause of the U.S. Constitution, which says states should typically honor each otherโ€™s judicial proceedings.

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Texas Democrats face legal pressure after redistricting walkout

Read full article: Texas Democrats face legal pressure after redistricting walkout

In response to Texas Democrats blocking the quorum needed for redistricting, Texas Governor Greg Abbott, House Speaker Dustin Burrows, and Attorney General Ken Paxton are turning up the heatโ€”threatening legal action and seeking federal help to bring the lawmakers back.

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FBI to assist in locating โ€˜runawayโ€™ Texas House Democrats amid quorum break

Read full article: FBI to assist in locating โ€˜runawayโ€™ Texas House Democrats amid quorum break

"We cannot allow these rogue legislators to avoid their constitutional responsibilities," U.S. Senator John Cornyn said in a statement.

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Abbottโ€™s bid to expel the House Democratic leader goes to a court filled with his appointees

Read full article: Abbottโ€™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 them to reconsider.

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Texas Democrats plea for donations to extend their walkout and block Trump's redistricting plan

Read full article: Texas Democrats plea for donations to extend their walkout and block Trump's redistricting plan

Texas Democratic lawmakers who left the state to block a Republican plan for congressional redistricting are pleading for donations to help cover their costs.

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Increased attention on Texas House Democratic leader Gene Wu comes with more anti-Asian insults

Read full article: Increased attention on Texas House Democratic leader Gene Wu comes with more anti-Asian insults

โ€œIs Gene Wu back in China?โ€ state Sen. Mayes Middleton, a Galveston Republican, posted on X on Monday โ€” the first day the House did not reach a quorum due to the absent Democrats.

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Denying quorum has been a Texas political strategy since 1870

Read full article: Denying quorum has been a Texas political strategy since 1870

While the Democrats could technically derail the GOPโ€™s redistricting map, such efforts have been largely symbolic and had limited success blocking past legislation, experts say.

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Denying quorum has been a Texas political strategy since 1870

Read full article: Denying quorum has been a Texas political strategy since 1870

While the Democrats could technically derail the GOPโ€™s redistricting map, such efforts have been largely symbolic and had limited success blocking past legislation, experts say.

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Texas House Democrats say a bomb threat was made at their hotel amid redistricting walkout

Read full article: Texas House Democrats say a bomb threat was made at their hotel amid redistricting walkout

Chair Rep. Gene Wu and his colleagues reassure their supporters: "We are safe, we are secure, and we are undeterred."

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TribCast: How long can Texas Democrats hold out?

Read full article: TribCast: How long can Texas Democrats hold out?

In this weekโ€™s episode, Matthew and Eleanor speak with state Rep. Gina Hinojosa, D-Austin, about her and her colleaguesโ€™ decision to flee the state, the potential financial and criminal penalties and her opposition to the stateโ€™s proposed new congressional map.

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DNC Chair stands in solidarity with Texas lawmakers in Illinois blocking redistricting vote

Read full article: DNC Chair stands in solidarity with Texas lawmakers in Illinois blocking redistricting vote

As a political chess match wages on against Texas lawmakers and an attempt to block a vote on a โ€œriggedโ€ congressional redistricting map, officials with the Democratic National Convention are joining the effort in Illinois.

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Trump's redistricting fight could broaden and last a while with Texas and California as epicenters

Read full article: Trump's redistricting fight could broaden and last a while with Texas and California as epicenters

Texas and California are at the center of a national political power struggle that could reshape Trump's second presidency.

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The Texas redistricting fight spurring a legislative standoff: What you need to know

Read full article: The Texas redistricting fight spurring a legislative standoff: What you need to know

Texas Republicans are trying to redraw congressional districts to pick up five additional U.S. House seats. Democrats face financial and political risk in their bid to block the GOP plan.

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Democratsโ€™ quorum-breaking flight puts Abbottโ€™s agenda in limbo for special legislative session

Read full article: Democratsโ€™ quorum-breaking flight puts Abbottโ€™s agenda in limbo for special legislative session

Democrats fled the state to stop Republicansโ€™ attempt to redraw congressional districts, but bills aimed at everything from a THC product ban to bolstering flood response are now in doubt.

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LIVE: Texas Democrats join state lawmakers nationwide to speak out against redistricting efforts

Read full article: LIVE: Texas Democrats join state lawmakers nationwide to speak out against redistricting efforts

Dozens of Democratic state lawmakers in Texas have scattered across the country in a last-ditch effort to prevent Republicans from adopting U.S. House maps that President Donald Trump wants in place before the 2026 midterm elections.

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โ€˜The truancy ends nowโ€™: Gov. Abbott outlines legal consequences for Texas House Democrats breaking quorum

Read full article: โ€˜The truancy ends nowโ€™: Gov. Abbott outlines legal consequences for Texas House Democrats breaking quorum

Sunday night, Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued a heated statement warning of legal consequences for Democratic members of the Texas House who chose to leave the state to break quorum and block Republican-backed legislation earlier in the day.

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A look back at when Texas House Democrats walked out in 2021 to block GOP voting bill

Read full article: A look back at when Texas House Democrats walked out in 2021 to block GOP voting bill

As Texas House Democrats once again deny quorum over Republican-led redistricting efforts, marking the first Democratic walkout in more than four years.

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Texas Senate Democrats support House walkout over โ€˜riggedโ€™ redistricting map

Read full article: Texas Senate Democrats support House walkout over โ€˜riggedโ€™ redistricting map

In a dramatic escalation of opposition to redistricting efforts led by Republicans in Texas, the Texas Senate Democratic Caucus have expressed strong support for their House counterparts, who have denied quorum in protest of a proposed congressional map they call โ€œriggedโ€ and disenfranchising.

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Texas Democrats fleeing state to block redistricting vote follows strategy that's had mixed results

Read full article: Texas Democrats fleeing state to block redistricting vote follows strategy that's had mixed results

Texas Democrats have fled the state in an effort to keep Republicans from approving a new U.S. House map that could boost their slim congressional majority next year.

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Texas House Democrats flee the state in bid to block GOPโ€™s proposed congressional map

Read full article: Texas House Democrats flee the state in bid to block GOPโ€™s proposed congressional map

The lawmakersโ€™ absence means the lower chamber wonโ€™t have enough members present to function, stalling passage of a draft map Democrats have condemned as a political power grab.

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Senate delays August recess for now as Trump presses for more confirmations

Read full article: Senate delays August recess for now as Trump presses for more confirmations

A stalemate over the pace of confirmations has delayed the Senateโ€™s yearly August recess for now as President Donald Trump declares that his nominees โ€œshould NOT BE FORCED TO WAIT.โ€.

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Democrats launching summer blitz to press Republicans on Trump spending plan

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Democrats are launching a nationwide summer blitz designed to force vulnerable Republicans to defend President Donald Trumpโ€™s big tax and spending bill, especially Medicaid cuts.

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Senate confirms Trump's pick for counterterrorism agency, a former Green Beret with extremist ties

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The Senate has confirmed Joe Kent, President Donald Trumpโ€™s pick to lead the National Counterterrorism Center.

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Republicans consider changing Senate rules to speed confirmation of Trump nominees

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Senate Republicans are considering changing Senate rules to speed up confirmation of President Donald Trumpโ€™s executive branch nominees, forcing a possible clash with Democrats as Trump pressures them to fill dozens of administration posts before they leave town for the monthlong August recess.

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Democrats try again to revive the Voting Rights Act but face long odds

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Democrats are again trying to revive the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965.

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Virginia judge bars Youngkin's university board appointments rejected by Senate Democrats

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A judge has ordered that eight university board members tapped by Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin should be removed from their posts.

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What Americans think about Israel's military action in Gaza, according to a new Gallup poll

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A new poll shows support for Israelโ€™s military action in Gaza has dropped among U.S. adults, with only about one-third approving.

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Democrats implore Trump to step up role in addressing suffering and starvation in Gaza

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Senate Democrats are imploring President Donald Trump's administration to step up its role in addressing suffering and starvation in Gaza.

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Controversial redistricting proposal sparks heated Houston hearing

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Hundreds of Texas residents gathered at the University of Houston today to speak directly to lawmakers about a controversial redistricting proposal that could reshape the stateโ€™s political map.

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The House is looking into the Epstein investigation. Here's what could happen next

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A key House committee is looking into the investigation of the late Jeffrey Epstein for sex trafficking crimes.

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How views of the Supreme Court have changed since 2022 abortion ruling, according to AP-NORC polling

Read full article: How views of the Supreme Court have changed since 2022 abortion ruling, according to AP-NORC polling

A new poll shows Americansโ€™ views of the Supreme Court have moderated somewhat since the courtโ€™s standing dropped sharply after its ruling overturning Roe v. Wade in 2022.

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