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Texas, Trump and House

The Wall Street Journal on MSN · 2d

Trump’s Texas Gambit Ignites Nationwide Battle for House Control

Trump is also actively involved in recruitment efforts and intervening early with endorsements to head off messy GOP primary fights in the House and Senate, which could soak up money and energy ahead of general elections. In past cycles, Republicans botched some races by nominating contentious candidates backed by Trump that lost winnable races.

Reuters on MSN · 1d

Trump-led Texas redistricting gambit ignites national arms race to control Congress

The escalating political fight over the Texas congressional map is spreading across other states across the country, triggering an unprecedented mid-decade redistricting arms race with the balance of power in Washington at stake.

USA Today · 1d

See how Texas redistricting maps could gain Trump more Republican seats in the House

Trump would benefit from more Texas Republicans in the House for the 2026 midterm election. Texas' redistricting plan could give him what he wants.

Texas, Democrats

Politico on MSN · 1d

Texas Democrats could be fined nearly $400,000 for fleeing the state

Texas Democrats stand to be fined nearly $400,000 for fleeing the state in a gambit to stop Republican-led redistricting. And should they stay away during potential successive legislative sessions this year,

CNN on MSN · 1d

Will Texas Democrats’ walkout work?

For months, Democrats have been urging their party to play more hardball in fighting back against President Donald Trump’s power grabs.

Time on MSN · 1d

Why Fleeing Texas Democrats Likely Won't Stop Republicans

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R) defended GOP redistricting efforts, saying Republicans “deserve” more seats in Congress because the Lone Star State is a red state. In an interview on Fox News’s “Hannity” Tuesday evening, Patrick slammed Democrats for fleeing the state in a bid to block passage of a new Congressional map that would…

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‘A step too far’: Rep. Blake Moore denounces Texas gerrymandering scheme

U.S. Rep. Blake Moore says Texas Republicans' plan to redistrict for more GOP congressional seats is a "step too far." He is ...

2don MSN

Texas Democrats leave the state, hope to derail Republicans’ radical redistricting scheme

Ahead of a vote on the GOP’s redistricting gambit, Texas Democrats played their final card: They fled the state to block the ...

14hon MSN

The Trump-Texas redistricting mess, briefly explained

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R) defended GOP redistricting efforts, saying Republicans “deserve” more seats in Congress ...

11hon MSN

The backstory fueling the Texas redistricting bitterness

The backstory between Abbott, who is attempting to bulldoze the new congressional map through his state’s legislature, and ...

18hon MSN

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 ...

2d

The Origins of the Political Power Grab in Texas

The cutthroat political maneuvering in Texas seemed to begin quietly in June, when President Trump’s political team urged ...

2don MSN

Texas Democrats fled the state. What if they don't return?

With a 3 p.m. deadline fast approaching, Texas House Democrats remain out of state in a high-stakes gambit to halt a GOP-led ...

2don MSNOpinion

Chief Justice John Roberts enabled Texas’ gambit to gerrymander the state for the GOP

The brazen partisan redistricting underway in Texas, with Republicans attempting to entrench themselves in office and ...

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