Nicole Collier spends night in Texas chamber after refusing DPS escort
Rep.Nicole Collier (D-Fort Worth) raises a fist as she greets supporters from inside the House Chamber at the…
How Democrats should respond to Republicans’ attempts to rig voting maps.
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Newsom’s redistricting move isn’t pretty. California GOP leaders are uglier
King Gavin is at it again! That’s the cry coming from Republicans across California as Newsom pushes the…
How Democrats plan to reshape California’s congressional delegation and thwart Trump
A decade and a half after California voters stripped lawmakers of the ability to draw the boundaries of…
Newsom calls for special November election to block Trump from ‘rigging’ 2026 midterms
Gov. Gavin Newsom, Democratic lawmakers and their allies on Thursday launched a special election campaign urging California voters…
‘Killed This Corrupt Special Session’
State House Democratic leader Gene Wu Getty Images Texas Democrats are claiming victory over their Republican counterparts in…
James Talarico Is on the Run
Somewhere in Illinois, shuttling between undisclosed locations, Texas state representative James Talarico is on a work-cation from hell.…
Texas Dems hope to inspire other states to fight redistricting
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California’s plans for congressional districts hurt Republicans
California Democrats and Texas Republicans are in an old-fashioned standoff, threatening to redraw their congressional maps in an…
Newsom vows Texas will be ‘neutered’ by California Will voters let him do it?
Gov. Gavin Newsom made a ballsy threat this week to Texas legislators who are trying to gerrymander voting…
Republicans fear Trump tariffs are cutting into economy
Republicans on Capitol Hill are feeling jittery about the economy after the latest jobs report showed the economy…
Texas governor orders arrest of Democrats who fled state to prevent Republicans redrawing electoral map
Republican Governor Greg Abbott has ordered authorities to arrest the dozens of Texas Democrats who have fled the…