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Texas, Trump and Democrats

Texas Democrats plead for donations to extend their walkout and block Trump’s redistricting plan

After leaving Texas for Illinois to prevent a legislative vote on a Republican redistricting plan, state House Democratic leader Gene Wu needed a means to project his voice — and viewpoints — to a national audience. So he tapped his campaign account to buy a microphone for news conferences.

The Boston Globe · 12h

Texas Democrats plea for donations to extend their walkout and block Trump’s redistricting plan

Texas Democratic lawmakers who left the state to block a Republican plan for congressional redistricting are pleading for donations to help cover their costs.

USA TODAY on MSN · 1d

Texas House Democrats stay out of state to block congressional redistricting

Democratic lawmakers in Texas left the state to deny Republicans the quorum needed to redraw the state's 38 congressional districts.

Trump, census and Immigrants

ABC News on MSN · 6h

Trump orders new census excluding undocumented immigrants amid redistricting battles

President Donald Trump on Thursday demanded a new census well before the end of the decade excluding undocumented immigrants.

The Washington Post on MSN · 2h

Trump calls for major changes to the census amid GOP-redistricting effort

President Donald Trump said Thursday that he plans to conduct a new census that would not count people present in the country illegally, an order that clashes with the Constitution and would almost certainly face a series of legal challenges.

U.S. News & World Report · 7h

Trump Seeks to Change How Census Collects Data and Wants to Exclude Immigrants in US Illegally

President Donald Trump has instructed the Commerce Department to change the way the Census Bureau collects data, seeking to exclude people who are in the United States illegally

FBI, Texas and Democrats

BBC on MSN · 2h

Texas redistricting feud escalates as Democrats face bomb and FBI threats

The move to flee the state is part of a tactic to block a vote in the Texas House on redistricting. The proposal by Republicans would create five more Republican-leaning seats in the US House of Representatives, where the party holds a slim majority.

USA Today · 2h

GOP senator says FBI will help track down Texas Democrats who fled state

Sen. John Cornyn said FBI Director Kash Patel will have federal officers work with Texas state law enforcement to locate Democrats who fled the state.

Politico · 3h

FBI agrees to help chase down quorum-breaking Texas Democrats

It is unclear what resources the FBI is investing or how it is approaching the situation as there is no apparent legal breach under its purview.

Texas, Trump and California

Los Angeles Times on MSN · 56m

Powerful labor coalition backs redrawing California's congressional map in fight with Texas and Trump

A powerful, deep-pocketed force in California politics endorsed redrawing the state's congressional maps to counter President Trump's effort to push GOP states, notably Texas, to increase his party's numbers in Congress in next year's midterm election.

HuffPost · 1d

Trump's Redistricting Fight Could Broaden And Last A While With Texas And California As Epicenters

The two states' existing maps putting Democrats within just three seats of reclaiming a U.S. House majority in the midterms.

The Washington Post on MSN · 1d

Trump says Republicans are ‘entitled’ to 5 more seats in Texas redistricting

President Donald Trump said Republicans deserve to redraw the Texas electoral map. “I got the highest vote in the history of Texas, as you probably know. And we are entitled to five more seats,” he said Tuesday in an interview with CNBC.

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Why Trump's political war in Texas is much bigger than the Lone Star State

Spurred on by Trump, Texas Republicans redrew the boundary lines for U.S. House seats in the state. The new map creates five ...

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The Trump-Texas redistricting mess, briefly explained

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R) defended GOP redistricting efforts, saying Republicans “deserve” more seats in Congress ...

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Trump-led Texas redistricting gambit ignites national arms race to control Congress

The escalating political fight over the Texas congressional map is spreading across other states across the country, ...

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Beto O’Rourke says Texas redistricting rolls ‘red carpet’ for third Trump term

Former Texas Democratic congressman Beto O’Rourke said the state’s move to redistrict paves for a potential third term of ...

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As Texas pushes redistricting plan to add 5 GOP House seats before 2026 elections, other states may follow

The fight for control of the House in the 2026 midterm elections is underway — long before a single ballot is cast next year.

Which states are being impacted by Texas' redistricting battle?

Here's how Texas Republicans' plans to redraw its congressional map mushroomed into a multi-state standoff over the past week ...

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Texas Rep. Greg Casar says new redistricting plan threatens voting rights

U.S. Rep. Greg Casar's job is threatened by Republicans' new redistricting plan. He says the map was drawn by Trump's administration and threatens "millions of Texans voting rights." ...

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WATCH: Trump DOJ to fight 'race-based gerrymandering,' Dhillon says amid Texas redistricting battle

DOJ Civil Rights Division chief Harmeet Dhillon announces Trump administration efforts to combat race-based gerrymandering ...

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