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Obama firmly weighs in on Trump-backed plan in Texas

Former President Barack Obama praised Texas Democrats who left their state to block the passage of a GOP-led redistricting ...

5 things to know for August 5: Texas Democrats, Obama probe, Afghanistan, Israel-Hamas war, IT worker scheme

Attorney General Pam Bondi has directed federal prosecutors to launch a grand jury investigation into accusations that Obama administration officials manufactured intelligence about Russia’s 2016 ...

Texas Rep. James Talarico delivers South Side sermon as gerrymandering battle heightens profiles

Texas state Rep. James Talarico received almost a familiar welcome as he delivered a rare politician-led sermon to the ...
The New York Sun2d

Texas Democrats To Return Home for New Special Legislative Session, Paving Path for Republican Redistricting Plan

Californians are set to go to the polls in November to give Democrats the power to redraw their own maps in response to the ...

Do Democrats have anything to lose in using Republican gerrymandering tactics against them?

Former President Obama sat down with Texas Democrats to lay out what is at stake as they protest Trump’s request for state ...
The Texas Observer1d

Is a Strong Latino Candidate Texas Democrats’ Only Hope?

All of the Texas Observer’s articles are available for free syndication for news sources under the following conditions: ...

Bipartisan group led by ex-Obama officials ‘rolling the dice’ on new remapping plan for Illinois legislature

The departure of Texas Democrats who spent two weeks in suburban Chicago evading a vote in their state on a Republican-backed ...