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Senator Cornyn says FBI will help track down Texas Democrats who fled over redistricting vote

WASHINGTON, Aug 7 (Reuters) - The FBI will help Texas track down Democratic state lawmakers who left the state as part of a collective effort to thwart state Republican efforts to redraw congressional districts, Republican U.S. Senator John Cornyn said on Thursday.

ABC News on MSN · 5h

FBI granted request to 'locate' fleeing Texas House Democrats, Sen. Cornyn says

S en. John Cornyn, a Texas Republican, said on Thursday that FBI Director Kash Patel has granted his request for the federal government to assist with locating Texas House Democrats who fled the state in protest of GOP-led redistricting efforts.

BBC · 10h

Texas redistricting feud escalates as Democrats face bomb and FBI threats

The FBI would not confirm whether they agreed to help and the senator, Republican John Cornyn of Texas, did not specify what kind of assistance the FBI would offer. It comes a day after some Democrats were forced to evacuate a hotel where they were staying in Illinois,

Texas, Illinois and Democrats

The Dallas Morning News on MSN · 2h

AG Ken Paxton asks Illinois state court to allow for the arrest of Texas House Democrats

Illinois law enforcement officers should be allowed to arrest Texas House Democrats who have been staying in the Chicago area this week, Attorney General Ken Paxton argued in a lawsuit filed Thursday evening.

CNN on MSN · 8h

The FBI has been asked to help locate Texas House Democrats. One state lawmaker says officials would be breaking the law

The chair of the Texas House Democratic caucus remained defiant Thursday in the face of one US senator’s bid to enlist the FBI’s help in returning him and his state House colleagues to the state.

The Washington Post on MSN · 1d

Inside Texas Democrats’ plan to seek refuge with Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, a possible 2028 presidential candidate, took in Texas Democrats who fled their state to block a Republican-led redistricting plan.

Texas, Democrats and redistricting

CBS Texas on MSN · 12h

Texas legislative standoff stretches into fourth day as Democrats are told to return to the Capitol on Friday

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said that if Democrats don't return to Austin on Friday, they will be fired.

CNN on MSN · 1d

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

Most Democrats who left the state to stop the redistricting effort are showing no signs they will come back to Texas. Republicans are escalating their threats, with Gov. Greg Abbott going to court to request the removal of a Houston lawmaker from office.

Dallas Morning News on MSN · 9h

5 things to know about Texas’ redistricting fight amid House Democrats’ quorum break

Leading Illinois Democrats and the head of the national Democratic party joined Texas House Democrats this week in a call for a political redistricting fight to expand to a national battle on Tuesday.

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Democrats' Chances of Flipping Congress From Republican Control Next Year

Democrats are leading generic ballot polls, but two experts told Newsweek that may not translate to a 2018-style blue wave.

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Finances weigh on Texas Democrats as costs of their quorum break add up

The legislators who fled the state face a daily fine, but they have also left behind their day jobs in Texas in order to ...

Ouch! Major trouble for Democrats, and Trump, in new polling

CNBC’s "All-America Economic Survey‚" announced on Thursday, revealed that Trump’s overall economic approval rating remains ...

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Carville on 2028: Democrats Will Have To Open Pandora's Box To Save Democracy

Democratic strategist James Carville said on the latest episode of "Politics War Room" that if Democrats regain control of ...

Texas senator says FBI will help find Democrats who fled the state; Pritzker calls it 'grandstanding'

It's unclear what role federal agents can play in the matter, and there were no reports of FBI activity in the area housing ...

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Sen. John Cornyn says the FBI granted his request to help find absent Texas Democrats

An administration official told NBC News this week that there were no plans to use federal agents to arrest Texas lawmakers ...

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FBI will help track down Texas Democrats who left state, Sen. John Cornyn says

Texas Republicans have been trying to bring the state Democratic lawmakers back in order to vote on their redistricting plan.

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Texas Democrats plead for donations to extend their walkout and block Trump’s redistricting plan

After leaving Texas for Illinois to prevent a legislative vote on a Republican redistricting plan, state House Democratic ...

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Paxton targets Soros-backed PAC for allegedly funding Texas Democrats who left state

Texas Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton said on Thursday he is investigating whether a Democratic PAC heavily funded by ...

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FBI will help track down Texas Democrats who left state, Sen. John Cornyn says

Texas Democrats plead for donations to extend their walkout and block Trump’s redistricting plan

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