The departure marked the end of a nationally-watched standoff between the lawmakers and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who pushed ...

Former President Barack Obama waded into the debate over redistricting in a zoom call with Texas House Democrats on Thursday, ...

Former President Barack Obama is applauding Texas Democrats for leaving their state in an attempt to block the passage of a ...

We can’t let a systematic assault on democracy just happen and stand by,” the former president said on a Zoom call with Texas ...

Former President Barack Obama praised a group of Texas Democratic lawmakers for fleeing their state to stop a vote on a ...

Former President Barack Obama has said he is "so proud" of Texas House Democrats who have fled the Lone Star State to break ...

The departure of Texas Democrats who spent two weeks in suburban Chicago evading a vote in their state on a Republican-backed ...

As Texas battle over Republicans' attempts to redraw congressional maps persists, former President Barack Obama wades further in to support Democrats.

They want to do this by passing a state constitutional amendment via a ballot initiative during the 2026 general election.

A bid to establish a ballot initiative in 2026 to reform the redistricting process for Illinois state legislative map-making ...

Former President Barack Obama accused Lone Star State Republicans of seeking to engage in gerrymandering in "a power grab ...

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