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Illinois Republicans rally behind Texas GOP redistricting plan, celebrate Trump bump

Redistricting was a large focus at an annual gathering of the state party’s central committee and the Republican County Chair ...

Texas Democrats who fled to Illinois create plan to end walkout over GOP redraw of US House maps

Texas Democrats moved closer to ending a nearly two-week walkout that has blocked the GOP’s redrawing of U.S. House maps before the 2026 election.
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$1,000-a-month pilot in Texas and Illinois shows mixed results for low-income families

Texas Standard: For this study, y’all looked at low-income folks in Illinois and Texas, I gather, and for three years, some ...
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Downstate judge rejects Texas request to round up quorum-breaking Dems in Illinois

An Adams County judge ruled his court “does not have the inherent power to direct Illinois law enforcement officers” to round ...

Newsom urges Illinois, NY to hurry-up on redistricting

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Tuesday urged Illinois and New York to press ahead with redistricting efforts as GOP ...

Illinois Senator Dick Durbin joins Texas Democrats to warn redistricting fight is a threat to whole country

Illinois Senator Dick Durbin joined Texas Democrats to warn that the redistricting fight in the Lone Star State is the first ...

NBC's Welker to Pritzker: How Do You Preserve Democracy If Illinois Uses The Same Tactics You're Criticizing Texas Republicans For?

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker told Kristen Welker on NBC's "Meet the Press" that Texas Republicans are trying to "cheat" by ...

‘Texas law does not apply in Illinois’: Gov. JB Pritzker draws line in sand as FBI ‘hunts down’ runway Democrats

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Sunday refuted claims that President Donald Trump could force Texas Democrats to return to their ...