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House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi became the latest to say Democrats should put “everything on the table” if Republicans in Texas are going to redistrict mid-decade.
The Texas lawmakers met with the Democratic governors to discuss Gov. Greg Abbott's efforts to redraw the state's congressional maps, an effort President Donald Trump hopes can produce five additional seats in Congress in time for next year's midterms to help keep GOP control on Capitol Hill.
Texas Republicans are working to redraw their state's congressional lines, potentially helping the GOP squeeze multiple House flips.
A rare Texas redistricting effort is underway. What happens in the Lone Star State could have implications on the national political scene.
The governor eventually agreed to include redistricting on his special session agenda after discussing the matter with the president on a phone call.
President Trump asked Texas to redraw districts in time for the midterm elections to make it harder for Democrats to regain the majority in the House.
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Newsom contends Trump is playing gutter politics by pressuring Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and the GOP-controlled Legislature to redraw the state’s U.S. House seats in an effort to elect five additional Republicans in next year’s midterm elections. House seats normally are redrawn only at the beginning of a decade after the decennial census.