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Dems say a bomb threat made at their hotel and other redistricting updates
Texas Democrats left the state to stop a Republican-led effort to change the state’s congressional boundaries, setting off a ...
A decade of Supreme Court rulings have given states increasingly unfettered power in redistricting
For now, the Voting Rights Act imposes some restraints, but the court has also signaled it could further weaken the landmark ...
Why Texas could face greater legal hurdles than California in redistricting fight
The Supreme Court has ruled that judges are powerless to review partisan gerrymandering. But courts can still enforce the ...
The redistricting issue in Texas has 'turned into an arms race,' says Texas Dem
Texas, stresses that Democrats have not run away from their jobs and the redistricting issue is 'much bigger than Texas' on ...
Texas redistricting feud escalates as Democrats face bomb and FBI threats
The move to flee the state is part of a tactic to block a vote in the Texas House on redistricting. The proposal by ...
Senator Cornyn says FBI will help track down Texas Democrats who fled over redistricting vote
The FBI will help Texas track down Democratic state lawmakers who left the state as part of a collective effort to thwart ...
Trump’s Redistricting Campaign Tests His Power in the States
The effort by President Trump and his allies is the latest example of them trying to rewrite the rules to squeeze out every ...
FBI helping Texas locate Democrats in redistricting "war" sparks alarm
Michael McAuliffe, former prosecutor and former state attorney, told Newsweek the FBI's involvement is "well beyond alarming.
Redistricting War Scrambles Loyalties
Several prominent Trump loyalists have been conscripted into compliance, while others are in outright rebellion. At least two ...
Indiana is the next target for the White House’s redistricting push
The White House’s pressure campaign on Republican-dominated states to redraw their congressional maps is poised to escalate ...
Florida House speaker starts process for mid-decade redistricting
The Republican-controlled Florida legislature decided Thursday to start the process for redrawing the state’s congressional ...