Live updates: Trump says Republicans are ‘entitled’ to 5 new seats in redistricting Texas The Washington Post What happens next in Texas redistricting and for Democrats facing civil arrest warrants CNN Trump on Texas redistricting: ‘We are entitled to five more seats’ Politico Texas House issues arrest warrants for Democrats who left state to block congressional redistricting The Texas Tribune Texas dispute highlights nation’s …
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What happens next in Texas redistricting and for Democrats facing civil arrest warrants
Facebook Tweet Email Link Texas Republicans are scheduled to reconvene Tuesday after they voted to issue civil arrest warrants for Democrats who fled the state to stop a GOP-led redistricting effort. The Texas House on Monday authorized the warrants for dozens of Democratic lawmakers who didn’t appear and denied the Texas House a quorum necessary to move forward with redistricting. …
Read More »Democrats go nuclear in redistricting arms race – Axios
Democrats go nuclear in redistricting arms race Axios Texas Republicans vote to arrest Democrats stalling redistricting vote BBC Texas redistricting standoff escalates with threat to arrest absent Democrats – US politics live The Guardian Gov. Greg Abbott threatens Texas House Democrats with removal from office for fleeing state The Texas Tribune Texas House Speaker says Dems who fled state in attempt to block GOP …
Read More »Texas redistricting move would ‘trigger’ new California maps, Newsom says
WASHINGTON — A last-ditch effort by California Democrats to redraw the state’s congressional map for the 2026 election, countering a similar push by Texas Republicans, is now up against the clock. Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday that Democrats are moving forward with a plan to put a rare mid-decade redistricting plan before voters on Nov. 4. But state lawmakers will craft a …
Read More »Texas governor threatens arrest of Democrats absent at Monday redistricting vote – Reuters
Texas governor threatens arrest of Democrats absent at Monday redistricting vote Reuters Texas House issues arrest warrants for Democrats who left state to block congressional redistricting The Texas Tribune Texas Democrats hold the line from hotel rooms as Abbott promises arrests Politico Is political gerrymandering illegal? 6 things to know as Texas dispute carries on PBS Why Trump’s Texas battle over the House could …
Read More »Schwarzenegger ready to fight Newsom on redistricting – Politico
Schwarzenegger ready to fight Newsom on redistricting Politico The Great Gerrymander War: California fires back at Texas power play Politico GOP effort forms to stop redistricting war between California’s Newsom and Texas’ Abbott Axios Some swing district Republicans object to Texas redistricting plan as Democrats threaten to retaliate NBC News Newsom has a plan to give Democrats a leg up for the midterms CalMatters Source …
Read More »California’s Democratic legislative leaders appear ready to follow Newsom’s lead on redistricting
California’s Democratic legislative leaders are not ready to talk publicly about Gov. Gavin Newsom’s push to have lawmakers redraw the state’s congressional maps to try to send more Democrats to the U.S. House of Representatives, but behind closed doors they appear ready to follow his lead. Newsom is eyeing a special election in November of this year to ask voters …
Read More »Texas Democratic legislators flee state to protest GOP’s redistricting plan
Democratic state legislators fled Texas on Sunday in an attempt to deny a quorum to Republicans hoping to vote on a new congressional map that heavily favors the GOP even more than current districts. “For two weeks, while families in the Hill Country mourned the loss of over 130 Texans in catastrophic floods, Democrats fought to make their relief the …
Read More »Democrats flee Texas to block Republican redistricting map backed by Trump
Getty Images Gene Wu, a Democratic state lawmaker in Houston, says he and others are “walking out on a rigged system”. Democratic state lawmakers have fled Texas to try to stop a vote on a new congressional map that would heavily favour Republicans. The proposed redistricting – unveiled by Texas’s majority Republicans last week and backed by President Donald Trump …
Read More »Texas House Democrats flee to Chicago to deny GOP’s congressional redistricting effort – Chicago Tribune
Texas House Democrats flee to Chicago to deny GOP’s congressional redistricting effort Chicago Tribune Texas Democrats leave the state to prevent vote on GOP-drawn congressional map CNN Gov. Greg Abbott threatens Texas House Democrats with removal from office for fleeing state The Texas Tribune Democrats flee Texas to block Republican redistricting map backed by Trump BBC Will Texas be as ‘gerrymandered’ as California? Fox News …
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