Democrats, Texas and Congress
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One Democratic Assemblymember said he'd support Newsom in an attempt to redistrict the state. Another one called the idea "crazy and foolish."
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California Democrats may upend the way the state draws congressional districts to weaken GOP power, a response to Texas potentially doing the opposite at President Trump's bidding.
Rep. Dave Min was chatting with reporters at the US Capitol when the California Democrat was asked about whether he wants Kamala Harris to run for governor.
California's Democratic leaders may be closer to figuring out how they'll try to send more Democrats to the U.S. House of Representatives if Texas moves forward with an effort to do the same for Republicans in the 2026 mid-term election.
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D-CA) yearslong pursuit of the presidency is running into a problem: He is trying to portray himself as a moderate, while California Democrats keep pushing him to govern as the progressive disaster he has been.
A similar approach in New Jersey has led to cancellations of court proceedings, as judges question whether the president’s designee for U.S. Attorney has any authority.
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As Texas Republicans slowly move forward with plans to redraw congressional maps mid-decade, Democrats in New York plowed ahead Tuesday with their own scheme to counter any GOP redistricting efforts
Republicans are facing an uphill battle to maintain their thin margins, as the minority leader heads to Texas later this week.
Like Trump and MAGA, blue state legislators put their thumb on the scale. Shockingly, county registrars back the move.
Rendon spent two decades running preschool and early education programs that largely served low-income families, before entering politics in 2016.