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Republicans set up showdown after setting vote on flood bills with Democrats absent
The movement of flood-related bills in the Texas House on Monday could amp up political pressure on Democrats who have left ...
Durbin backs Texas Democrats’ stand against gerrymandering
Monday marks more than a week since some of a group of Texas democratic lawmakers came to Illinois in protest. On Sunday ...
Some House Democrats may still be in Texas. Why haven't they been arrested?
House Speaker Dustin Burrows has issued civil arrest warrants for the absent members found to be in Texas. None has been ...
Bomb threat prompts evacuation at Chicago hotel where some Texas Democrats are staying
More than 50 Texas House Democrats left the state Sunday to prevent a quorum in the state House of Representatives to move ...
Chicago mayor: Trump sending National Guard would ‘only serve to destabilize our city’
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (D) said Monday that President Trump sending the National Guard to his city would “only serve to destabilize” it. “From my first day in office, ...
Illinois Democrats tell feds to stop trying to 'usurp' state authority over immigration
Illinois Democrats tell DOJ and DHS that state sanctuary laws, including TRUST Act and Chicago Welcoming City Ordinance, follow constitutional requirements.
Second bomb threat this week at Chicago-area hotel where some Texas Democrats are staying
A Chicago-area hotel, where many Texas Democrats who left the state in protest were staying, was evacuated for the second ...
Texas Democrats are ‘standing firm’ as Republicans remain stymied on new maps
Texas Democratic lawmakers are "standing firm" in Illinois for a second week as Republicans are trying to reconvene the state ...