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Rahm Emanuel says Dem struggles not a 'marketing problem,' tells party to fix young men’s economic problems
In a Washington Post column, Rahm Emanuel told the Democratic Party that young men's inability to afford homes is causing ...
Rhonda Belford: Democrats can’t fight for democracy in Texas while undermining it in Illinois
In 2021, Gov. JB Pritzker in 2021 signed one of the most aggressively gerrymandered congressional maps in the country.
Finances weigh on Texas Democrats as costs of their quorum break add up
The legislators who fled the state face a daily fine, but they have also left behind their day jobs in Texas to grind the ...
Texas senator says FBI will help find Democrats who fled the state; Pritzker calls it 'grandstanding'
It's unclear what role federal agents can play in the matter, and there were no reports of FBI activity in the area housing ...
Chicago-area hotel evacuated after bomb threat against Texas Democrats
Houston State Rep. Gene Wu, who Gov. Greg Abbott called the "ringleader" of Texas Democrats who fled, and other party leaders reported a bomb threat on Wednesday.
Cornyn Says F.B.I. Will Help Find Texas Lawmakers Who Left State
The senator said the agency had agreed to help locate Democratic state legislators who departed to try to block a vote on ...
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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 ...
Letters: Democratic Texas state lawmakers’ flight to Illinois to stop gerrymandering is ironic
Hilarious! Gov. JB Pritzker derides Texas for gerrymandering when Illinois Democrats have effectively disenfranchised ...
Cornyn: FBI to assist with locating, arresting Texas Dems who fled state
The FBI on Thursday agreed to assist with arresting Texas Democrats who fled the state to prevent the Texas House from ...
'We won't be intimidated' | Texas Democrats evacuated from hotel after reported bomb threat
Two state representatives said they were evacuated from their hotel on Wednesday morning. Police are investigating.
Texas legislative standoff stretches into fourth day as Democrats are told to return to the Capitol on Friday
The battle between Texas Democrats and the Texas House continues with one more day before lawmakers were told to meet and ...
Dem Socialists Convene in Chicago to Chart Future After Mamdani’s Win
It’s been a banner year for Democratic Socialists of America, whose members will meet in Chicago to hash our their differences and chart their future.