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Newsom Threatens Response in Texas Redistricting Battle: 'We Will Nullify'

Newsom said his state will move forward with plans for a November special election that would allow Democrats to redraw congressional maps.

Newsom, California Democrats unveil plan to counteract Texas redistricting efforts

Fox News chief correspondent Jonathan Hunt discusses California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s response to Texas’ redistricting plan on ‘Fox News Live.’

Democrats delay Texas redistricting again, escalating a standoff with GOP leaders

Texas’ redistricting standoff rose to a new level Friday as Democrats once again denied a quorum to allow the House to consider the GOP-led plan and Republicans responded by threatening more punitive action.

FBI, GOP and Texas

FBI to find Dems. that fled TX to stop GOP plans

The FBI will now help local law enforcement find the Democratic lawmakers who fled Texas in an attempt to block Republican’s redistricting plans, according to Sen. John Cornyn. NBC News’ Ryan Chandler says this is Texas GOP leaders’ effort to expand their jurisdiction beyond the state.

‘Come and get it’: Texas Democrats hold the line against gerrymandering despite GOP threats

Texas Democrats are facing a full-blown retaliation campaign after fleeing the state to block a Trump-backed redistricting plan including lawsuits, potential arrests, and even calls for the FBI to track them down.

The Texas GOP’s Disturbing Request for the FBI

Will the FBI help the Republican Party force through a partisan redistricting plan in Texas, or not? The answer to that question is of vital importance to sustaining American democracy. Republican state legislative leaders want to redraw Texas’s congressional districts to give their party as many as five more seats in next year’s midterm elections.

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California launches redistricting fight to ‘nullify’ Texas GOP plan, with Dems poised to gain 5 seats

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Friday that the Golden State will move forward with a special election in early ...

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Rainbow PUSH Coalition hosts Texas Democrats protesting Republican redistricting effort

The Rainbow PUSH Coalition is standing with Texas Democratic lawmakers who fled their state to halt a redistricting vote.

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‘Hug you one day and lock you up in cages the next’: the racism surfacing in TX redistricting fight

The ongoing redistricting fight in Texas has exposed some of the racial dynamics in the state. As the Democratic leader in ...

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Democratic strategist says party lacks 'moral authority' on Texas redistricting fight

Texas redistricting battle intensifies as Republicans push for five new seats and California considers emergency measures to ...

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Texas AG says he's filed suit to remove 13 absent state Democrats from office in redistricting fight

Texas Democrats geared up for another day of defiance against Gov. Greg Abbott and the state GOP as they try to move forward ...

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Sen. Mark Kelly: Trump 'crossed a line' by using FBI in Texas redistricting standoff

Kelly laments the death of astronaut Jim Lovell and a U.S. disinvestment from science while sidestepping White House talk.

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Beto O'Rourke defiant after legal blow in Texas redistricting standoff

A judge temporarily barred O'Rourke's political group from helping to fund Texas Democratic lawmakers who left the state.

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Is Texas taking Tarrant County’s redistricting playbook statewide?

While the rest of the state is experiencing a redistricting for the first time this year, Tarrant County is going through the ...

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