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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 …

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom stood with other prominent Democratic leaders Thursday to announce that the state will move forward with a partisan plan to redraw congressional maps in an effort to help his party win five more U.S. House seats in 2026. The move is a direct response to a Republican-led effort in Texas, pushed by …

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 …

Focus groups: Trump redistricting push could backfire with swing voters  Axios A strange GOP divide is forming over Trump’s gerrymandering plans  Politico The fight is on. How redistricting could unfold in 8 entangled states  NPR The midterm map fight favors the GOP — and could help them stay in power  The Washington Post Trump Forces His Opponents to Choose Between Bad Options  The Atlantic Source …

Poll: California voters back independent congressional maps, complicating Gavin Newsom’s redistricting push  Politico Newsom’s California redistricting push sets up a standoff with Republican-led opposition  CNN Newsom says California to draw congressional maps to ‘END TRUMP PRESIDENCY’  ABC News California Democrats prepare redistricting effort to counter Texas GOP  CBS News Newsom announces ‘Liberation Day’ event in gerrymandering fight  The Hill Source link

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 …

Facebook Tweet Email Link As California Democrats prepare to try to redraw the state’s congressional maps in response to a Republican-led effort in Texas, a patchwork coalition is forming to stop them. It includes former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, a longtime advocate of nonpartisan redistricting; Charles Munger Jr., the son of the late billionaire Berkshire Hathaway vice chairman; various state and …

Texas state Senator Carol Alvarado, a Democrat, speaks in a crowd of other Democratic state lawmakers outside the Massachusetts State House on Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025 in Boston. Leah Willingham/AP hide caption toggle caption Leah Willingham/AP President Trump sparked a national sprint to redistrict when he asked Texas Republicans to draw five more congressional seats for the GOP in their …

A GOP divide is growing over Trump’s redistricting play  Politico The fight is on. How redistricting could unfold in 8 entangled states  NPR Focus groups: Trump redistricting push could backfire with swing voters  Axios The midterm map fight favors the GOP — and could help them stay in power  The Washington Post The GOP’s redistricting dissenters  Politico Source link