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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.” ...
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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 ...

‘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 ...

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 ...
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In redistricting clash, Texas GOP flexes power to shut down Democrats' last tool of resistance

Since Democratic lawmakers left Texas to delay Republicans’ new map, state leaders have challenged the limits of traditional ...

Paxton demands Illinois court enforce arrest of Democrats who left Texas

"This court must give full faith and credit to warrants duly issued by the Texas House of Representatives," the lawsuit ...

Attorney General Kwame Raoul warns Texas politicians that police can't just come to Illinois to arrest Democrats

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued a stern warning to Texas Governor Greg Abbott and other Texas Republicans who ...

Texas Democrats welcomed to St. Sabina Church, mark 1 week in Illinois protesting redistricting

There was a big show of support Sunday in Chicago for the Texas Democrats who fled to Illinois last week to protest ...