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Texas senator says FBI will help find Democrats who fled the state, Pritzker calls it 'grandstanding'
The request sets the stage for an escalation of a war between the Trump administration and Illinois Democrats, with Gov. JB ...
Watch live: Texas Democrats who fled to Chicago to deny GOP’s congressional redistricting effort speak out
Members of Texas’ Democratic congressional delegation who arrived in Chicago on Sunday are scheduled during a Monday evening ...
Sen. John Cornyn says the FBI granted his request to help find absent Texas Democrats
Earlier this week, an administration official told NBC News that there were no plans to use federal agents to arrest Texas ...
Chicago-area hotel evacuated after bomb threat against Texas Democrats
Houston State Rep. Gene Wu, who Gov. Greg Abbott called the "ringleader" of Texas Democrats who fled, and other party leaders reported a bomb threat on Wednesday.
Bomb threat prompts evacuation at Chicago hotel where some Texas Democrats are staying
More than 50 Texas House Democrats left the state Sunday to prevent a quorum in the state House of Representatives to move ...
Texas Senator John Cornyn says FBI director agreed to assist in finding Texas Democrats
U.S. Senator John Cornyn says FBI Director Kash Patel has approved a request for the FBI to assist Texas law enforcement in ...
Texas Democrats Head to Chicago in Effort to Block Redistricting Map
Democrats have left Texas for a second time in four years in an effort to block a vote by denying the legislature a quorum.
Texas legislative standoff stretches into fourth day as Democrats are told to return to the Capitol on Friday
The battle between Texas Democrats and the Texas House continues with one more day before lawmakers were told to meet and ...