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Two Democratic Governors Say if Texas Redraws Congressional Maps, They May Too

25 juillet 2025 à 18:44
After meetings with Democrats from the Texas House, Gavin Newsom and JB Pritzker suggested their states could counter a gerrymander by Texas Republicans.

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A Texas House Committee on Congressional Redistricting hearing at the Capitol in Austin on Thursday.

Texas Democrats Confer With California and Illinois Governors on Redistricting

25 juillet 2025 à 15:27
Two groups of Democrats left Texas to meet with Govs. Gavin Newsom and JB Pritzker, who have suggested their Democratic-controlled states could counter a Texas Republican gerrymander.

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A Texas House Committee on Congressional Redistricting hearing at the Capitol in Austin on Thursday.

Texas Legislature Special Session: Democrats Attack Silent Republicans

24 juillet 2025 à 18:54
President Trump wants Texas Republicans to redraw the state’s House maps to nab as many as five seats now held by Democrats. But no new maps have been publicly proposed yet.

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Demonstrators gathered in the rotunda of the Texas Capitol as the special session began on Monday.

Tony Evers Declines to Run for 3rd Term as Wisconsin Governor

24 juillet 2025 à 13:56
The decision is likely to invite a wide-open race for the Democratic nomination in a battleground state the party hopes to control.

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Gov. Tony Evers, Democrat of Wisconsin, campaigning for former Vice President Kamala Harris last year.

At Texas Flooding Hearing, State Officials Look Elsewhere for Blame

23 juillet 2025 à 16:59
At several points during the hearing, the state emergency management chief directed attention to the role of local emergency managers in disaster response.

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At least 136 people, including 37 children, were killed in flash flooding in Central Texas.

A Minnesota Mamdani? A Race for Mayor Has Echoes, but Only So Far.

23 juillet 2025 à 11:06
Omar Fateh, a young democratic socialist, beat out an establishment Democrat for the party’s endorsement in Minneapolis. But the parallels with Zohran Mamdani in New York might end there.

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The Minneapolis chapter of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party recently endorsed Omar Fateh, a state senator, for mayor. But the backing has prompted challenges.

Texas Republicans Look to Jam Democrats With Vote on Redistricting

22 juillet 2025 à 11:57
By taking up new congressional maps pushed by President Trump first, Republicans hope to discourage Democrats from walking out of a special session before they vote on flood relief.

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Members of the House stood for the Pledge of Allegiance as the special session started on Monday in Austin, Texas.

Minnesota Lawmaker Convicted of Burglary Plans to Resign

21 juillet 2025 à 21:48
Democrats would have lost their majority with the senator’s resignation, but a Republican’s death left the balance of power in St. Paul unchanged.

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State Senator Nicole Mitchell of Minnesota during closing arguments on the fifth day of her felony burglary trial in Detroit Lakes, Minn.

Minnesota State Senator Found Guilty in Burglary Trial

18 juillet 2025 à 17:41
Nicole Mitchell, a Democrat, was charged with felonies and accused of breaking into her stepmother’s home. Her party holds a slim majority in the Minnesota Senate.

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State Senator Nicole Mitchell, left, during opening statements at her trial in Detroit Lakes, Minn.

Newsom Wants California to Counter Texas on Redistricting

17 juillet 2025 à 21:22
Gov. Gavin Newsom says California should redraw its own congressional districts if Texas tries to gerrymander its lines. His idea faces long odds.

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As Texas considers redrawing its maps to help Republicans win more seats in Congress, Gov. Gavin Newsom of California has said it should make a similar move to help Democrats.

Texas Legislature Special Session Will Answer Questions About Redistricting, Floods

17 juillet 2025 à 13:22
A special session of the Texas Legislature will address the deadly floods in Hill Country, but the fireworks will come from President Trump’s demand for a newly gerrymandered House map.

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A special session of the Texas Legislature is scheduled to begin in Austin on Monday.

Federal Grand Jury Indicts Suspect in Killing of Minnesota Lawmaker

15 juillet 2025 à 17:25
The suspect also faces state charges in the shooting deaths of State Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband.

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Melissa and Mark Hortman, along with their dog, Gilbert, were killed at their home in Brooklyn Park, Minn.

Democrats Broach Potential Walkout to Block Texas Redistricting

15 juillet 2025 à 18:55
Hakeem Jeffries, the House Democratic leader, told Texas Democrats on a call on Tuesday that the moment required everyone to take extraordinary actions.

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Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas had called for the 30-day special session to begin later this month to include the redrawing of the state’s political maps, along with potential legislation to address the deadly flooding in the Texas Hill Country.

Federal Grand Jury Indicts Suspect in Killing of Minnesota Lawmaker

15 juillet 2025 à 16:18
The suspect also faces state charges in the shooting deaths of State Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband.

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Melissa and Mark Hortman, along with their dog, Gilbert, were killed at their home in Brooklyn Park, Minn.

Missouri Governor Signs Bill Rolling Back Voter-Approved Minimum Wage and Sick Leave

10 juillet 2025 à 17:21
The reversal reflected a growing struggle over the use of ballot measures to answer policy questions in Republican-led states.

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Gov. Mike Kehoe of Missouri in January.

Supreme Court Won’t Revive Aggressive Florida Immigration Law

9 juillet 2025 à 15:48
The law, enacted this year, made it a crime for unauthorized migrants to enter the state. Challengers say immigration is a federal matter.

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At least six other states have similar laws. Every court to consider them has blocked them, relying on a 2012 Supreme Court decision endorsing broad federal power over immigration.
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