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Democrats, House and Texas

Texas House ends special session, clearing way for Democrats' return

House Speaker said he expected the missing members to return by Monday to resume work on redistricting, THC rules and flood responses.

CNN on MSN · 5h

Texas Republicans call new special session for redistricting, this time with Democrats expected back

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday called a second special session to push through a redrawing of congressional maps to secure up to five more Republican seats in the US House.

CBS News on MSN · 6h

Texas House fails to make a quorum on 6th attempt as Democrats continue holdout, second special session looms

Republican leaders said that if they can't reach a quorum again at 10 a.m., both the House and Senate will wrap up the special session.

Trump, Democrats and Congress

The New York Times · 5h

Congressional Democrats Move to End Trump’s Control of D.C. Police

House and Senate Democrats on Friday introduced legislation that would end the Trump administration’s control of Washington’s police department, part of an escalating effort to fight President Trump’s takeover of the nation’s capital.

Roll Call on MSN · 4h

Congressional Democrats seek legislative end to Trump’s DC police takeover

As tensions escalate around President Donald Trump’s moves to federalize D.C.’s police force, Democrats in Congress are attempting to push back legislatively. Reps. Jamie Raskin and Robert Garcia — the top Democrats on the House Judiciary and the Oversight and Government Reform committees,

MSNBC · 1d

Trump's D.C. takeover could be a trap (and opportunity) for Democrats

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he would ask Congress for an extension of the federalization of D.C.'s police. The move is unlikely to pass as it would require Democratic support. Trump's comments come after National Guard troops began deploying in Washington,

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California Democrats to reveal map giving them five more House seats

The plan by California Gov. Gavin Newsom and other Democrats is a response to Texas Republicans’ efforts to give themselves ...

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Texas Democrats say they'll return to Austin under two conditions that could shake up the redistricting battle

If those conditions are met, the Texas House Democratic Caucus said Democratic lawmakers will return to the Texas House.

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Obama applauds Texas Democrats for fighting back against gerrymandering

We can’t let a systematic assault on democracy just happen and stand by,” the former president said on a Zoom call with Texas ...

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Obama praises Texas Democrats and calls state redistricting effort ‘a systematic assault on democracy’

Former President Barack Obama waded into the debate over redistricting in a zoom call with Texas House Democrats on Thursday, ...

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Joe Scarborough Advises Democrats to Move on From Fighting Trump: “Why Fight Muhammad Ali?"

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough advises Democrats to leave the "ground noise" of the remaining Trump years alone and focus their ...

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Texas Democrats Who Left State Plan Return to Start Legal Fight

Democratic state lawmakers who left Texas to block controversial new congressional maps backed by President Donald Trump are ...

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Democrats decry move by Pentagon to pause $800 million in nearly done software projects

Democrats took aim at the Trump administration after Reuters reported on Wednesday that the Navy and Air Force were poised to ...