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Democrats squint and see chances at a Senate majority  Politico Column | Democrats return to recruiting older, familiar faces  The Washington Post At the Races: Reeling in the recruits  Roll Call ‘A No-Room-For-Error Game’: Senate Dems Eye a Perilous But Plausible Path to the Majority  Cook Political Report Schumer improves his hand with recruitment wins  Punchbowl News Source link

Facebook Tweet Email Link Former President Barack Obama waded into the debate over redistricting in a zoom call with Texas House Democrats on Thursday, warning of a “systematic assault on democracy” spurred by Republican efforts to redraw congressional maps in Texas. In a video of the 30-minute conversation obtained by CNN, Obama praised the Texas Democrats for standing up to …

Texas House Democrats planning their departure from Illinois and back to Austin  Chicago Tribune Obama praises Democrats who fled Texas redistricting vote as ‘inspiring’  Fox News Texas Democrats set plan to end nearly 2-week walkout over Republicans’ redraw of US House maps  AP News Texas Democrats Will Return Home, Allowing Vote on Redistricting Plan  The New York Times Texas Democrats get boost from Obama …

Texas Democrats Will Return Home, Allowing Vote on Congressional Map  The New York Times Obama praises Democrats who fled Texas redistricting vote as ‘inspiring’  Fox News Texas Democrats set plan to end nearly 2-week walkout over Republicans’ redraw of US House maps  AP News Texas Democrats get boost from Obama for blocking GOP redistricting plan  ABC News Texas Democrats signal they are ready to …

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 …