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CBS News on MSN · 1h

Texas Democrats evacuate Chicago hotel after bomb threat

Some of the Texas Democrats who left the state in protest of a redistricting bill were temporarily evacuated Wednesday from their Chicago-area hotel after a bomb threat, according to police and lawmakers.

MassLive on MSN · 1h

Report: Texas Democrats staying in Illinois evacuated after bomb threat

“St. Charles Police and Fire departments and the Kane County Sheriff’s Office bomb squad conducted a thorough search and no device was found. In response to the threat, 400 people were immediately evacuated and the area was secured as bomb squad units conducted their investigation,” the department said in a statement, according to ABC News.

POLITICO on MSN · 4h

Texas Democrats who fled to Illinois faced bomb threat, police say

Four hundred people were evacuated from the hotel where they were staying, but they were allowed to eventually return.

Texas, Democrats and redistricting

ABC News on MSN · 1h

Texas redistricting battle escalates as Abbott asks court to remove top Democrat

The redistricting battle in Texas continues to escalate as Republican Gov. Greg Abbott urged the state Supreme Court to remove state Rep. Gene Wu, the chairman of the Texas House Democratic caucus.Abbott argued that Wu has "forfeited" his office by fleeing the state along with other Democratic lawmakers to prevent the quorum necessary for Texas House to vote on enacting the new GOP-proposed congressional map -- with Republican control of the U.

CNN on MSN · 11h

What to expect next in Texas’ redistricting standoff and whether Democrats can be expelled

Both Texas Republicans and Democrats are ratcheting up their rhetoric over proposed US House maps that could give the GOP five more seats. But the action in Austin is stalled for now.

Republicans step up pressure on Texas Democrats in redistricting fight

ABC News’ Linsey Davis is joined by Republican state Rep. Briscoe Cain, who weighs in on the now intensified Texas redistricting battle after the legislature fails to reach quorum again.

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Then-Sen. John Whitmire restored quorum in 2003, allowing mid-century GOP redistricting of Texas

A coalition of Texas Democrats recently fled to Chicago to block a similar redistricting effort by Republican lawmakers.

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Texas Democrats in Boston to protest Republican redistricting bill say they're "spreading the word," not fleeing

The Texas redistricting battle landed on the steps of the Massachusetts State House in Boston Wednesday.

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Can the Texas Democrats Who Fled the State Be Arrested? What to Know

Trump suggested the FBI could get involved in the state standoff, but what are the actual legal repercussions of the ...

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Texas Gov. Wants Democrats Who Left State Kicked Out Of Office. Can He Legally Do It?

State officials are using what’s called a “quo warranto” process to ask the Texas Supreme Court to remove Democrats from ...

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How the Texas redistricting fight is spilling over to other states

Here's how Texas Republicans' plans to redraw its congressional map mushroomed into a multi-state standoff over the past week ...

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The Democratic governors countering Texas redistricting and federal cuts to vaccine research: Morning Rundown

Plus, Ghislaine Maxwell's transfer to a minimum security prison sparks outrage, and the 80th anniversary of Hiroshima.

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Healey says Texas redistricting is an ‘attempt to grab power’

Some Texas Democrats who fled their home state to avoid a special legislative session to redraw congressional districts are ...

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DNC Chair talks Dems retaliation strategy over GOP's redistricting push in Texas

Democrats are drawing up plans to retaliate if Republicans gerrymander Texas, which could help them gain five more seats in ...

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