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Reps. Jamie Raskin and Frank Pallone Jr. are demanding a large array of documentation surrounding the terms of the merger.
With the GOP-driven redrawing of congressional boundaries about to become law, Texas Democrats move to the next stage of their fight. Was the quorum
House Democrats are demanding answers from the newly merged Paramount Skydance Corporation about the controversial acquisition, alleging that a bribe took place between its CEO and President Donald Trump.
The California Senate on Thursday approved a redrawn political map aimed at giving Democrats five more seats in the U.S. Congress, countering the partisan advantage President Donald Trump hopes to gain from a Republican redistricting plan in Texas.
The Orange County lawmaker, who also condoned Texas’s gerrymandering effort, urged lawmakers to support legislation introduced by Rep. Kevin Kiley, of Northern California, to ban mid-decade redistricting in every state, saying that would be more constructive than California Democrats’ current efforts.
Democratic leaders unveiled the censure resolution to their caucus during a meeting shortly after convening for the special session, and did not inform their Republican counterparts ahead of time. With Democrats holding a wide majority in the chamber, the censure can pass without any support across the aisle.
Several Texas state House Democrats ripped up the written agreements that allowed them to leave the chamber with a police escort and returned to the House floor Tuesday night, the caucus announced.
The Texas House gaveled in at noon with Democratic members present, marking an official end to the quorum break.
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10 House Democrats ask NCAA about plans to protect women as ways to pay college athletes increase
Ten Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives have asked the NCAA if and how college sports’ major governing body plans to protect the interests of female athletes as the largest portion of NIL and revenue-sharing payments continue to be directed to male athletes.