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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, warning of a “systematic assault on democracy” spurred by Republican effor...

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Texas Democrats get boost from Obama for blocking GOP redistricting plan

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Obama applauds Texas Democrats for fighting back against gerrymandering

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Texas Democratic Rep. remains locked inside House chamber after not signing slip for a DPS escort

Rep. Nicole Collier, of Fort Worth, returned to the Capitol Monday, but remains in the House chamber because she wouldn’t sign a permission slip to be under escort by Texas DPS.

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Texas lawmaker refuses to leave House floor over GOP 'permission slip' rule

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Returning Texas House Democrats put on around-the-clock surveillance

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Texas Democratic lawmakers end walkout, setting stage for vote on redrawn map

"We're returning to Texas more dangerous to Republicans' plans than when we left," Wu said.

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Texas Republicans set to resume push for redrawn US House maps

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Texas Democrats End Walkout, Allowing Redrawn Map to Pass

Obama stays in political fray as Democrats look for new leader

For Democrats concerned about what the future holds both for their party and for the nation after their staggering 2024 losses, Obama's presence can be reassuring.

Obama firmly weighs in on Trump-backed plan in Texas

Former President Barack Obama is applauding Texas Democrats for leaving their state in an attempt to block the passage of a Republican-led redistricting effort.

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Texas Democrats who fled state in protest of gerrymandering return home, restoring quorum

The chairman of the state Democratic Party said the lawmakers “are coming back to fight these racist maps in the legislature and then in the courts.”

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5 things to know for August 5: Texas Democrats, Obama probe, Afghanistan, Israel-Hamas war, IT worker scheme

Attorney General Pam Bondi has directed federal prosecutors to launch a grand jury investigation into accusations that Obama administration officials manufactured intelligence about Russia’s 2016 election interference,

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Is a Strong Latino Candidate Texas Democrats’ Only Hope?

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Do Democrats have anything to lose in using Republican gerrymandering tactics against them?

Former President Obama sat down with Texas Democrats to lay out what is at stake as they protest Trump’s request for state Republicans to gerrymander Texas’s congressional map. Former Special Assistant to President Biden,

California Democrats Launch Redistricting Campaign to Counter Texas 'Power Grab'

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -California Governor Gavin Newsom led a campaign-style rally on Thursday for a redistricting plan to foil what he called President Donald Trump's bid to rig the next congressional race and cement his Republican House majority by redrawing the political map of Texas.