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Barack Obama sends message to Texas Democrats over redistricting battle

Former President Barack Obama has said he is "so proud" of Texas House Democrats who have fled the Lone Star State to break quorum, preventing the passage of a redistricting bill that would likely give the Republicans another five seats in the national House of Representatives.

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Texas Democrats get boost from Obama for blocking GOP redistricting plan

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Obama praises Texas Democrats and calls state redistricting effort ‘a systematic assault on democracy’

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Protests coast-to-coast over redistricting fight

Both Democrats in California and Republicans in Texas are angling to redraw voting maps, hoping to pick up congressional seats.

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Do Democrats have anything to lose in using Republican gerrymandering tactics against them?

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Texas Democrats who left the state over redistricting will take part in national demonstration

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Obama: Texas redistricting effort ‘systematic assault on democracy’

Obama encouraged the Texas Democratic lawmakers to stay strong in the face of GOP threats to have them arrested or stripped of their state House seats.

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Newsom's leaked California redistricting maps target five GOP seats

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Obama praises Texas Democrats for redistricting fight

Obama firmly weighs in on Trump-backed plan in Texas

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

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In Trump's redistricting push, Democrats find aggressive identity with progressives on board

It’s not just Donald Trump’s mantra anymore. As the Republican president pushes states to redraw their congressional districts to the GOP’s advantage, Democrats have shown they are willing to go beyond words of outrage and use whatever power they do have to win.

California Democrats Launch Redistricting Campaign to Counter Texas 'Power Grab'

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -California Governor Gavin Newsom led a campaign-style rally on Thursday for a redistricting plan to foil what he called President Donald Trump's bid to rig the next congressional race and cement his Republican House majority by redrawing the political map of Texas.

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Texas Democrats poised to end standoff: 5 things to know

Texas House Democrats who fled the state to stall a Republican redistricting plan have signaled they’re ready to return to the Lone Star State in the coming days. The Texas state legislature wrapped up its first special session on Friday,