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Did Texas Republicans hold more meetings for flooding or redistricting? Fact-checking DNC chair
In an Aug. 5 press conference, Democratic National Committee chairman Ken Martin accused Texas Republicans of holding "just one hearing, one hearing on flood response, but eight hearings on rigging ...
What’s at stake as more Democrats coalesce around Gov. Newsom’s redistricting proposal for House seats
The effort to redraw congressional maps ahead of the 2026 midterm elections could make GOP incumbents vulnerable.
‘They decided to cheat.’ National Democrats, Gov. JB Pritzker vow to do whatever it takes to win redistricting battle.
As Texas House Democrats hunker down in Illinois to try to stop a Republican-led redistricting plan in their state, national ...
Texas Democrats know they may lose redistricting protest, but hope to spark a national fight
If Gov. Greg Abbott is determined to pass a gerrymandered congressional map, Texas Democrats know he has the votes and the ...
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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 ...
Magnolia Reporter5d
States Newsroom: Why congressional redistricting is blowing up across the U.S. this summer
Fueled by President Donald Trump’s aims to bolster the U.S. House’s razor-thin Republican majority in the 2026 midterm ...
DNC Chairman Ken Martin warms to Mamdani, says party is ‘big tent’
Democratic National Committee Chairman Ken Martin waved off concerns about Democratic socialist New York City mayoral ...
DNC Chair: Republicans Are Trampling Our Constitution; "They Decided To Break The Rules, But We're Going To Respond In Kind"
Democratic National Committee Chairman Ken Martin joined Texas Democrats in Illinois on Wednesday to protest Republican-led ...
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DNC chair excludes some examples from a tally of Texas hearings on flood versus redistricting
Texas Democrats in the state legislature left for Illinois, New York and Massachusetts to deny Republicans a quorum to redistrict congressional maps. Republicans are seeking to redraw boundaries to ...
Ken Martin Perfectly Fine With Socialist Wing Being Part Of His Party
Chairman Ken Martin said on Wednesday that he was accepting of socialists being part of the Democratic Party. Democratic ...
Independent Journal Review5d
Democratic National Leader Perfectly Fine With Socialist Wing Being Part Of His Party
Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairman Ken Martin said on Wednesday that he was accepting of socialists being part of ...
Trump and Democrats turn rivals Texas and California into proxies for national power struggle
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The two most populous U.S. states — California and Texas — are grappling for political advantage ahead ...