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Gov. JB Pritzker appears on 'The Late Show With Stephen Colbert' as standoff over Texas redistricting continues

The standoff over redistricting in Texas continues, as Democratic lawmakers from the state kept up their hideout in Illinois and other Democrat-led states Tuesday in an effort to block a vote on new congressional maps in Texas.

New York Post · 59m

Stephen Colbert shows Illinois Dem Gov. JB Pritzker how gerrymandered his state is amid Texas controversy

If you are considering doing a little more redrawing in Illinois, you already have some crazy districts in Illinois,” the lame-duck late night host pointed out.

CBS News on MSN · 1d

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, DNC Chair Ken Martin join Texas Democrats in fight against redistricting plan

On the eve of the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, Texas Democrats, along with Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and the Democratic National Chair Ken Martin, are meeting Tuesday to continue the fight against a redistricting plan to add five seats favoring Republicans.

Texas House Democrats evacuated from hotel in Illinois

CBS News on MSN · 27m

Bomb threat prompts evacuation at Chicago hotel where some Texas Democrats are staying

Some of the Texas Democrats who left the state in protest of a redistricting bill were temporarily evacuated Wednesday from their Chicago-area hotel after a bomb threat, according to one of the representatives.

KHOU · 5m

Hundreds evacuate Chicago-area hotel after bomb threat against Texas Democrats staying there

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.

POLITICO on MSN · 24m

Texas Democrats who fled to Illinois faced bomb threat, police say

Four hundred people were evacuated from the hotel where they were staying, but they were allowed to eventually return.

5mon MSN

Pritzker: Trump ‘trying to steal 5 seats from the people’

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D), who has vowed to protect Texas Democrats who fled to his state over GOP redistricting efforts, ...

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Pritzker says redrawing Illinois district map "on the table" in response to Texas redistricting push

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said he's considered redrawing the state's congressional map in response to the Texas redistricting ...

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Pritzker’s Illinois, Temporary Home to Texas Democrats, Is Gerrymandering Hot Spot

Just three of 17 Illinois congressional districts are represented by Republicans in a state where Trump won 44% of the 2024 ...

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Pritzker after Colbert calls Illinois district map ‘crazy’: ‘Kindergarten class’ drew it

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) joked Tuesday that a “kindergarten class” drew his state’s district map after comedian Stephen Colbert called the map “crazy.” “If you’re considering doing a ...

WATCH: Pritzker called ‘hypocrite’ for sheltering Texas Dems over political maps

(The Center Square) – The war of words around political maps is heating up after Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker hosted Texas ...

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Texas governor threatens to remove Democrats who left the state over Trump-backed redistricting

The revolt by Democrats in the state House and Abbott’s threat ratcheted up a widening fight over congressional maps that ...

Texas House Democrats urge blue states to redraw congressional lines to counter Texas GOP

The call to action follows the currently stymied effort by the Texas GOP to redraw the state’s congressional map to try to ...

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Redistricting clash escalates in Texas after Democrats scatter, denying state House a quorum

Democratic lawmakers fled to Illinois and other states Sunday in a bid to deny Republicans a quorum when the state House ...

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