For Democrats concerned about what the future holds both for their party and for the nation after their staggering 2024 losses, Obama's presence can be reassuring.

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Californians are set to go to the polls in November to give Democrats the power to redraw their own maps in response to the Texas redrawing.

Calif., said that he doesn’t have concerns about Democratic redistricting efforts backfiring while fighting against Texas Republicans.

Former President Obama sat down with Texas Democrats to lay out what is at stake as they protest Trump’s request for state Republicans to gerrymander Texas’s congressional map. Former Special Assistant to President Biden,

Texas Democrats say they are ending a two-week walkout that stalled Republican efforts to redraw congressional districts.

Former President Barack Obama accused Lone Star State Republicans of seeking to engage in gerrymandering in "a power grab that undermines our democracy"

The Texas House is scheduled to try convening a quorum again at noon, with absent Democrats expected to return.