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Sen. Dick Durbin joins Texas Democrats in denouncing GOP remap try: ‘This is an American issue’
Durbin was originally supposed to speak alongside the lawmakers last week, before a bomb threat was reported at the hotel ...
Texas Dems vow to stay in Illinois until special session ends despite bomb, arrest, lawsuit threats
In the week since this group of Texas lawmakers first arrived in Illinois, they have been subjected to multiple efforts to get them back to their state, including lawsuits and threats of arrest. They ...
Texas Gov. Abbott decries ‘runaway Democrats’ as redistricting standoff enters its second week
Democratic lawmakers in Texas once again thwarted the Republican redistricting effort in the state when the Texas House of ...
Republicans set up showdown after setting vote on flood bills with Democrats absent
The movement of flood-related bills in the Texas House on Monday could amp up political pressure on Democrats who have left ...
Illinois Senator Dick Durbin joins Texas Democrats to warn redistricting fight is a threat to whole country
Illinois Senator Dick Durbin joined Texas Democrats to warn that the redistricting fight in the Lone Star State is the first ...