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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 democratic norms to break the impasse.
How Texas' proposed map would affect the battle for the House: From the Politics Desk
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House Republicans want another megabill. One GOP senator says it could be ‘damaging.’
House Republicans are pushing for a second megabill. The Senate GOP’s not so sure.
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White House defends national forecasting agency amid questions about warnings, response to Texas floods
President Donald Trump is expected to visit Central Texas this week. Local officials and forecasters have defended their actions before and after flash floods killed dozens in the region.
A little-known approach to infertility is complicating the White House's IVF push
Conservatives, anti-abortion groups and members of the “Make America Healthy Again” movement have pushed for a method known ...
California rushes to plan a still unscheduled election in US House seats standoff with Texas
Texas and California — the two most populous U.S. states — are the leading actors in a back-and-forth push to remake the ...
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How Liberalism Went to Die on the Texas-Arkansas Border
This posture leaves liberalism vulnerable to populists and autocrats who “advance their cause by battling their liberal adversaries on the terrain of culture, invoking traditional gender roles and ...
Texas Republican: GOP ‘will never have the White House again’ if state lost to Democrats
Texas state Rep. Brian Harrison (R) claimed Monday the Republican Party will “never have the White House again” if Democrats ...
The White House wants more states to redraw House maps to help GOP. Democrats are readying a fight
The White House is focusing on redistricting efforts beyond Texas to help Republicans maintain control of the U.S. House in ...
Democrat who fled Texas over redistricting says "we're willing to face whatever consequences"
Three Democrats who fled Texas to block a GOP effort to redraw congressional maps told CBS News they'll stay out of the state ...
White House considers inviting Zelenskyy to Alaska ahead of Trump-Putin meeting
The White House is considering inviting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Alaska, where President Donald Trump is ...
Texas Republicans aim to redraw House districts at Trump’s urging, but there’s a risk
Texas Republicans are poised to redraw the state’s congressional map during a special session that starts Monday.