The progressive senator, kicking off a new swing of his “Fighting Oligarchy” tour, spoke to CNN “State of the Union” anchor Dana Bash in Wheeling, West Virginia.

Fleeing lawmakers in Texas are unlikely to stop Republicans from redrawing the state’s congressional maps, but their effort has offered a rallying cry—and a reminder of the Democratic Party’s weaknesses.

Texas state Rep. Richard Peña Raymond battled a Republican redistricting plan in 2003. He's doing it again this year but staying in Texas to fight.

Texas Democrats are facing a full-blown retaliation campaign after fleeing the state to block a Trump-backed redistricting plan including lawsuits, potential arrests, and even calls for the FBI to track them down.

Texas Democrats again defied Republican Gov. Greg Abbott and the state GOP and did not show up Friday for a vote on a controversial redistricting plan proposed by Republicans. The GOP-proposed new congressional maps that would give Republicans more seats in Congress -- potentially allowing the GOP to keep control of the U.