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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Democrats said Monday that they were ending a two-week walkout that stalled Republican efforts to redraw congressional districts as part of a national partisan brawl over President Donald Trump’s desire to reshape U.S. House maps to his advantage. Their return will allow the Republican-run Legislature to proceed as California Democrats advance a counter-effort to redraw …

Texas Democratic lawmakers said they had returned to the state Monday after a two-week absence that temporarily blocked Republican leaders from enacting a plan aimed at padding their party’s majority in the U.S. House, a move that sparked a national political firestorm over redistricting. The legislators decided to end their standoff after they prevented Texas Republicans from passing a redrawn …

Texas Democrats have returned home, ending redistricting standoff  Politico Texas Democrats Set to End Walkout Over Redistricting, Allowing Redrawn Map to Pass  The New York Times Texas Democrats return to the state, ending two-week standoff over redistricting  NBC News Texas Democrats returning to the state as GOP pushes ahead with redistricting  CNN Texas Republicans set to resume push for redrawn US House maps  AP News …

Texas Democrats Set to End Walkout Over Redistricting, Allowing Redrawn Map to Pass  The New York Times Texas and California are set to push forward in the national redistricting fight  CNN Texas Republicans set to resume push for redrawn US House maps  AP News Texas Senate panel again advances redrawn congressional map  The Texas Tribune Texas Democrats to return home to launch new chapter …

Texas Democrats list demands before returning Texas House Democrats list demands for their return to the state 04:36 Texas Democratic lawmakers who fled the state to deny a quorum and prevent a Republican redistricting plan are making their way back, each on their own timeline, multiple sources familiar with the matter told CBS News. Dozens of Texas House Democrats fled …

Texas Democrats who left the state over redistricting will take part in national demonstration  Politico Thousands to join US ‘Fight the Trump Takeover’ protests against Republican redistricting plans  The Guardian Over 200 events expected across the country today to protest Trump-backed redistricting plans  CNN ‘Fight the Trump Takeover’: Protesters set to rally against GOP redistricting push  MSNBC News “Fight the Trump Takeover” protests take …

ATLANTA (AP) — Fight! Fight! Fight! It’s not just Donald Trump’s mantra anymore. As the Republican president pushes states to redraw their congressional districts to the GOP’s advantage, Democrats have shown they are willing to go beyond words of outrage and use whatever power they do have to win. Democrats in the Texas Legislature started it off by delaying, for …

Congressional Democrats Move to End Trump’s Control of D.C. Police  The New York Times As Trump takes over D.C.’s police, here’s what law enforcement can and cannot do  The Washington Post January 6 police dismiss Trump’s newfound zeal to tackle violence in DC  The Guardian How the White House’s claims about D.C. homelessness compare to the data  NBC News In Washington police takeover, federal …

Facebook Tweet Email Link Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday called a second special session to push through a redrawing of congressional maps to secure up to five more Republican seats in the US House. Unlike the first special session, the new 30-day session may end with the GOP-friendly maps being passed. Texas House Democrats who fled the state to …

Democrats unveiled a proposal Friday that could give California’s dominant political party an additional five U.S. House seats in a bid to win the fight to control Congress next year. The plan calls for an unusually timed reshaping of House district lines to greatly strengthen the Democratic advantage in the state ahead of midterm elections, when Republicans will be defending …