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How Texas House Democrats broke quorum, took a congressional redistricting fight national
For the past week, the Texas House has been at a standstill after Democrats secretly left the state to block a vote on a ...
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JB Pritzker won’t rule out presidential bid in 2028, attacks Texas Republican remap effort
In his strongest public comments to date about his future political plans, Gov. JB Pritzker said Sunday he won’t rule out seeking the Democratic nomination for president in 2028 even while he seeks ...
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Paxton, Burrows ask Illinois court to enforce Texas arrest warrants against Democrats who left the state
The attorney general is calling on the “full faith and credit” clause of the U.S. Constitution, which says states should ...
Texas Democrats tell St. Sabina congregation they are fighting for democracy
A trio of state legislators who sought refuge in Illinois last week attend Mass at the church on Sunday. They've faced two ...
Pritzker on GOP’s FBI arrest threats: ‘Texas law does not apply’ in Illinois
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) said Sunday it would be illegal for President Trump to order the FBI to arrest Texas state ...
White House considers a Zelenskyy invite, and Netanyahu remains defiant over Gaza: Weekend Rundown
Plus, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has choice words over Texas’ redistricting plan, and a $30 billion data center divides a NASCAR legend’s family.
‘Texas law does not apply in Illinois’: Gov. JB Pritzker draws line in sand as FBI ‘hunts down’ runway Democrats
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Sunday refuted claims that President Donald Trump could force Texas Democrats to return to their ...
Gov. JB Pritzker won’t rule out presidential bid in 2028, attacks Republican remap effort in Texas
Appearing on NBC’s “Meet The Press,” Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said he “can’t rule anything out” and hammered the Texas ...
Texas governor says redistricting fight could go on for years
Republicans’ move to redraw U.S. House maps in Texas to benefit their party has set off a nationwide battle over ...
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker blasts Abbott and Trump over GOP redistricting efforts
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker slammed President Donald Trump as a "cheater" and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott as a "joke" days after ...
NBC's Welker to Pritzker: How Do You Preserve Democracy If Illinois Uses The Same Tactics You're Criticizing Texas Republicans For?
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker told Kristen Welker on NBC's "Meet the Press" that Texas Republicans are trying to "cheat" by ...
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Why congressional redistricting is blowing up across the US this summer
As Democratic legislators in the Lone Star State fled to block a new congressional map, a handful of both blue and red states eyed their own redistricting plans, lawsuits cropped up and members of ...