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Texas House to meet on Friday in 6th attempt to make a quorum 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 ...

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, ...

As Democrats try to defend cities from Trump, have they learned their lesson on crime?

Democratic mayors say they're successfully lowering crime, even as President Trump attacks their cities as dangerous and out ...

Texas Democrats get boost from Obama for blocking GOP redistricting plan

Former President Barack Obama on Thursday joined a virtual meeting with Texas House Democrats who left the state to deny ...

Texas House Democrats planning their departure from Illinois and back to Austin

Texas Democrats who fled to Illinois to block a GOP-led congressional redistricting plan said they would return after ...

Texas Democrats set plan to end nearly 2-week walkout over Republicans’ redraw of US House maps

Texas Democrats have moved closer to ending a nearly two-week walkout that has blocked the GOP's redrawing of U.S. House maps ...

Ex-New Mexico candidate gets 80 years in prison over gun attacks on Democrats' homes

A failed Republican candidate was jailed for contracting gunmen to carry out shootings on the homes of Democratic officials ...

Democrats return to recruiting older, familiar faces

Senate Democrats are banking on familiar, older figures in at least three critical races next year, bucking the tide of ...

Do Democrats have a Zohran Mamdani problem?

Ever since Zohran Mamdani won the Democratic primary for New York City mayor two months ago, Republicans have been licking ...