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A week into their walkout, Texas Democrats are figuring out what to do next

Texas Democratic lawmakers expected to confront many uncertainties when they left the state in a last-ditch attempt to block Republicans from pushing through a new congressional map.

The Associated Press on MSN · 15h

How Texas Democrats’ walkout has launched a fight across the US over political maps

Texas Republicans have escalated the penalties against Democrats as they enter a second week camped out in states across the country to block new U.S. House maps pushed for by President Donald

USA Today · 1d

Texas AG Ken Paxton sues to remove 13 Democrats over quorum-breaking walkout

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing 13 Democrats, claiming their walkout to block GOP maps represents an abandonment of their offices.

Ruben Gallego, Iowa and Democrats

Associated Press News on MSN · 15h

Hundreds cheer Arizona Sen. Ruben Gallego as Democrats take offensive against Trump's tax bill

Hundreds of people cheered Sen. Ruben Gallego at a town hall meeting in eastern Iowa Saturday as the first-term Arizona Democrat assailed the massive, Republican-backed tax bill signed by President Donald Trump as likely to make “America poorer and sicker.

Arizona Daily Star · 13h

Arizona U.S. Sen. Ruben Gallego looks to empower Iowa Democrats during Davenport stop (copy)

After touring the JBS Swift & Co. meatpacking plant in Marshalltown, attending the Iowa State Fair and meeting with Johnson County Democrats, U.S. Sen. Ruben Gallego made a stop here for a townhall meeting with local Democrats and their supporters on Saturday.

The Washington Post on MSN · 13h

Ruben Gallego makes Iowa swing to boost Democrats, adding to 2028 buzz

The first-term senator from Arizona crisscrossed the red state, holding a town hall, visiting the Iowa State Fair and making other stops, aiming to offer hope to Democrats.

1hon MSN

KC-area Democrats rally behind Rep. Cleaver as Missouri gerrymandering push looms

We will not allow the voices of Kansas City to be silenced, or our communities to be carved up for political gain,” said the ...

3hon MSN

Texas Democrats fled the state to oppose GOP redistricting. Why this one stayed behind.

Texas state Rep. Richard Peña Raymond battled a Republican redistricting plan in 2003. He's doing it again this year but ...

2don MSN

The FBI has been asked to help locate Texas House Democrats. One state lawmaker says officials would be breaking the law

The chair of the Texas House Democratic caucus remained defiant Thursday in the face of one US senator’s bid to enlist the ...

Union Leaders Get Tough With Democrats as Members Drift Toward Trump

Doubtful that President Trump has their best interests in mind, top union officials are redoubling efforts to push the ...

Texas Democrats plead for donations to extend their walkout and block Trump’s redistricting plan

Texas Democratic lawmakers who left the state to block a Republican plan for congressional redistricting are pleading for ...

1don MSN

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott moves to amp up the pressure on Democrats who fled in redistricting standoff

More than 50 Texas Democratic legislators left the state to block a GOP effort to redraw congressional lines. Abbott said ...

3hon MSN

Democrats with an eye on 2028 reject some parts of liberal orthodoxy

Some presidential prospects have embraced “Sister Souljah moments” that demonstrate their independence from left-wing ...