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Police escort Texas Democrats to prevent new redistricting walkout as California moves to retaliate
Republicans in the Texas House forced returning Democrats to around-the-clock surveillance by state Department of Public Safety officers to leave the floor.
Republican lawmakers in California have filed suit seeking to block action on Governor Gavin Newsom's , which aims to create five new Democratic U.S. congressional seats in his state to counter a similar move in Texas favoring Republicans.
Democratic leaders say they will return for a second special legislative session after seeing California Democratic leaders proceed with plans to redraw their own U.S. House maps to neutralize Republican gains in Texas.
A California legislative hearing turned into a shouting match Tuesday as a Republican lawmaker clashed with Democrats over a partisan plan to rewrite U.S. House maps to win Democrats more seats.
California Republicans sue to stop Democrat redistricting push as Texas GOP advances similar map changes in high-stakes congressional battle ahead of midterms.
RCP senior elections analyst Sean Trende, who advised Virginia's post-2020 redistricting, said Democrats may regret redrawing California's maps in response to a controversial move from Texas Republicans. With many blue states already "maximal gerrymanders," Trende explained how the GOP has a lot...
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Maddow Blog | Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 8.18.25: Texas Democrats return to Austin after two weeks
Today’s installment of campaign-related news items from across the country.* After two weeks away, Democratic state House members in Texas are returning to Austin, ending a walkout that temporarily derailed a Republican mid-decade redistricting scheme.
A leaked map by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Commission reveals California's redistricting plans after Governor Gavin Newsom pledged to “END THE TRUMP PRESIDENCY."