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CHICAGO (AP) — Texas Democrats on Thursday moved closer to ending a nearly two-week walkout that has blocked the GOP’s redrawing of U.S. House maps before the 2026 election and put them under escalating threats by Republicans back home. The Democrats announced they will return provided that Texas Republicans end a special session and California releases its own redrawn map …

Facebook Tweet Email Link Texas Democratic lawmakers signaled their intention on Thursday to end their redistricting standoff and return to Austin, paving the way for Republicans there to pass a redrawing of congressional lines backed by President Donald Trump. In a release Thursday, Texas House Democrats set conditions for heading back that are already in motion. They called for Republicans …

Texas Democrats signal they are poised to end redistricting walkout  Politico How a U.S. Senate Race Is Shaping the Fight Over Redistricting in Texas  The New York Times Texas’s renegade Democrats prepare for a glorious defeat  The Economist Ted Cruz Wants Democratic Wipeout in Texas Over Newsom’s California Plan  Newsweek Texas Democrats say they are prepared to return to state after two-week absence  The Guardian …

Texas’s renegade Democrats prepare for a glorious defeat  The Economist How a U.S. Senate Race Is Shaping the Fight Over Redistricting in Texas  The New York Times Texas Senate approves new congressional lines as House Democrats remain out of state  The Texas Tribune Texas Democrats to return after governor ends special session that included redistricting, sources say  ABC News Ted Cruz Wants Democratic Wipeout …

California Democrats are preparing to counter Republicans’ attempt to reshape a series of Texas congressional districts for political advantage in a back and forth that could define next year’s midterm elections and with it, the final two years of President Trump’s second term.  California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office has announced plans for a major state announcement Thursday as national tensions …

House Democrats convened a virtual call Wednesday amid an escalating national redistricting controversy that could have widespread implications on next year’s midterm elections. The call, hosted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, featured former Attorney General Eric Holder, chair of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee. House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of New York was also on the call. A …

SC Democrats call on Charleston lawyer to suspend campaign for governor following arrest video  SC Daily Gazette Prominent Charleston lawyer, candidate for governor, shouted slurs, threats in cop car after arrest  Post and Courier Footage of Democrat SC gubernatorial candidate’s arrest shows profanity-laced tirade  WCIV Mullins McLeod should bow out of the governor’s race, SC Democratic Party says  The State Charleston attorney Mullins McLeod …

With Texas expected to end its first special legislative session Friday and immediately begin a new one, the dozens of Democratic legislators who fled the state to block Republicans’ redistricting proposal are hammering out a plan for their return home. Texas Democrats met late into the night Tuesday then again Wednesday, including breaking into smaller groups, to discuss their next …

The Republican-controlled Pennsylvania Senate passed a bill on Tuesday that would fund SEPTA and avoid major service cuts at the end of the month, but it’s expected to face challenges from Democrats in the state House. Senators first passed an amendment to the bill, introduced by Republican state Sen. Joe Picozzi of Northeast Philadelphia, with a 27-22 vote along party …

AUSTIN — A majority of Democrats in the Texas Senate walked out of the chamber Tuesday to protest a vote on a congressional redistricting map as it advanced to the Texas House. Nine of the Senate’s 11 Democrats left just as Republican Sen. Phil King of Weatherford introduced Senate Bill 4, which included a congressional map that is a replica …