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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker blasts Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Trump over GOP redistricting efforts
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker slammed President Donald Trump as a "cheater" and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott as a "joke" days after ...
Texas Democrats in Illinois, Rainbow PUSH celebrate Voting Rights Act
Texas House Democrats in Illinois say they are committed to staying out of their state until the special session ends August ...
‘Texas law does not apply in Illinois’: Gov. JB Pritzker draws line in sand as FBI ‘hunts down’ runway Democrats
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Sunday refuted claims that President Donald Trump could force Texas Democrats to return to their state and cooperate with a Republican redistricting effort, insisting FBI ...
Texas Democrats in Illinois join Rainbow PUSH to mark 60th anniversary of Voting Rights Act
Texas House Democrats in Illinois say they are committed to staying out of their state until the special session ends August ...
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Paxton, Burrows ask Illinois court to enforce Texas arrest warrants against Democrats who left the state
The attorney general is calling on the “full faith and credit” clause of the U.S. Constitution, which says states should ...
Paxton files suit trying to force Illinois to help return quorum-breaking Texas Democrats
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and House Speaker Dustin Burrows filed suit in a heavily Republican, rural part of the ...
'Pack a toothbrush. Pack hair spray.' How the Texas Democrats are living on the run
"It makes me scared. It makes me sad," Bucy said in an interview about his self-imposed exodus from his family. "I want to be a part of their lives every chance that I can. But what scares me more is ...
NBC's Welker to Pritzker: How Do You Preserve Democracy If Illinois Uses The Same Tactics You're Criticizing Texas Republicans For?
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker told Kristen Welker on NBC's "Meet the Press" that Texas Republicans are trying to "cheat" by redistricting their congressional seats ahead of the 2026 midterms. "Governor ...
Texas Democrats plead for donations to extend their walkout and block Trump's redistricting plan
Texas Democratic lawmakers who left the state to block a Republican plan for congressional redistricting are pleading for ...
Texas Democrats fled the state to oppose GOP redistricting. Why this one stayed behind.
Texas state Rep. Richard Peña Raymond battled a Republican redistricting plan in 2003. He's doing it again this year but ...