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‘Fighting Fire With Fire,’ Democrats on Defense as Texas Redistricting Looms  The New York Times Analysis | Redistricting battle underscores an age of partisan divisiveness  The Washington Post How did we get all this gerrymandering? A short history of the Republican redistricting scheme  The Guardian Democrats make a Trump-inspired U-turn on redistricting  Politico 4 possible outcomes of a gerrymandering battle royale  CNN Source link

Facebook Tweet Email Link Vice President JD Vance pushed back against criticism of the Trump administration’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files, accusing Democrats of political opportunism and failing to act when they held power in an interview released on Sunday. “President Trump has demanded full transparency from this. And yet somehow the Democrats are attacking him and not the …

Four days after JD Vance reportedly asked top Trump administration officials to come up with a new communications strategy for dealing with the scandal around the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, he appears to have put his foot in it, sparking a new round of online outrage even as he tried to defuse the furor. In an interview with …

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker speaks at the New Hampshire Democratic Party McIntyre-Shaheen Dinner in Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S., April 27, 2025. Sophie Park | Reuters Democratic lawmakers on Sunday defended their colleagues’ efforts in Texas to counter a GOP-led redistricting push, and chided President Donald Trump and Gov. Greg Abbott over what they argue is “cheating” and “outrageous.” “[Abbott’s] the …

Abbott blasts Crockett, Democrats over redistricting critiques  Politico MAGA Gov Greg Abbott Bashes ‘Racist’ Jasmine Crockett Over Redistricting Spat  The Daily Beast “It wouldn’t be a day ending in ‘Y’ if Jasmine Crockett didn’t say something racist,” Abbott quipped.  Yahoo News UK MAGA pundit says Jasmine Crockett defending Black voters means she wants to end white race  LGBTQ Nation Texas Gov. Greg Abbot lobs …

Earlier this summer, Republican lawmakers gathered around Donald Trump and applauded as he sat before a desk outside the White House and put his signature on what he calls his “one, big, beautiful bill”. But there were few claps for Mike Flood this week when the Republican congressman appeared before an auditorium of his Nebraska constituents to extol the tax …

Democrats try to separate their tactical use of redistricting from that of Republicans  Politico Colbert confronts Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker with map gerrymandered Illinois  Fox News Gov. JB Pritzker: FBI can’t arrest Texas lawmakers sheltering in Illinois  STLPR Opinion | The Democratic Protectorate of Illinois  The Wall Street Journal Illinois’ JB Pritzker Reacts to Possibility of FBI Arresting Texas Democrats  Newsweek Source link

‘We are running from nothing’: Texas Democrats join California allies in Sacramento  Politico A week into their walkout, Texas Democrats are figuring out what to do next  CNN Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker blasts Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Trump over GOP redistricting efforts  NBC News Texas Democrats fled the state to oppose GOP redistricting. Why this one stayed behind.  USA Today Opinion | What …

Facebook Tweet Email Link Sen. Bernie Sanders says Democratic governors have “no choice” but to redraw congressional maps in response to Texas Republicans’ redistricting plan – which the Vermont independent describes as an attempt by President Donald Trump to “rig the system.” “What we have now is a terrible situation, and Republicans are making it worse. Well, what are you …

Ruben Gallego makes Iowa swing to boost Democrats, adding to 2028 buzz  The Washington Post Hundreds cheer Arizona Sen. Ruben Gallego as Democrats take offensive against Trump’s tax bill  AP News Sen. Ruben Gallego talks Democratic messaging, caucuses at Iowa State Fair  Iowa Capital Dispatch Inside Iowa Politics: Sen. Ruben Gallego said Democrats failed but GOP knows ideas ‘suck’  KTIV Medicaid, Israel, redistricting: 5 …