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Watch live: Texas Democrats who fled to Chicago to deny GOP’s congressional redistricting effort speak out
Members of Texas’ Democratic congressional delegation who arrived in Chicago on Sunday are scheduled during a Monday evening ...
EXCLUSIVE: Texas Democrats in Chicago speak out as redistricting standoff intensifies
CHICAGO - More than 50 Democratic House members left the state, keeping the Republican-led House from moving forward with a ...
'This is nothing short of blatant racism' | Texas Democrats speak from Chicago after leaving to break quorum
This corrupt special session is over,” said Democratic leader Gene Wu, less than a day before House Republicans are set to ...
Democrats can't beat Republicans on redistricting, so messaging is their best hope
Despite long odds and a history of failed quorum breaks, Texas Democrats have walked out again in protest of redistricting.
FBI agrees to help find Texas Democrats in Illinois, but Gov. JB Pritzker calls move ‘grandstanding’
Gov. JB Pritzker attempted to tamp down the federal law enforcement involvement, describing it as “a lot of grandstanding.” ...
Texas Democrats meet in Chicago during quorum break
More than 50 Texas House Democrats have fled the state to try to stop Republican state lawmakers from redrawing congressional ...
Texas Democrats Head to Chicago in Effort to Block Redistricting Map
Democrats have left Texas for a second time in four years in an effort to block a vote by denying the legislature a quorum.
Billionaire Democrat JB Pritzker Responds To Zohran Mamdani’s Anti-Billionaire Message
Pritzker has an estimated net worth of $3.7 billion, in part due to his family’s ownership of the Hyatt Hotel chain.
The Flaw in the Texas Democrats’ Plan
Shame, however, is not an emotion experienced by many politicians these days, least of all ones who answer to Donald Trump.