Welcome to Meet the Press Now. I'm Peter Alexander here in Washington as the president tries to rewrite the rules to help Republicans to keep control of the levers of power here in Washington. Starting in Texas, where the state's Republican controlled House answered his call to pass new gerrymandered congressional maps that could give Republicans five more seats in Congress in the 2026 midterms.Those maps are expected to sail through the Texas Senate. Could happen as early as later today. They could land on ...

Desperate times, desperate measures for Democrats this afternoon. From California to New York and everywhere in between. Just moments ago, the California State Assembly approved a ballot measure allowing for a vote on a new congressional map on November 4th.It'll head to the Senate, then presumably the governor's desk for signing. It is an inkind response to what happened late last night in Texas when Republicans there in transparently political fashion forged and passed a new district map mid decade that s ...

But we're gonna start with Texas State Representative Anna Maria Rodriguez Ramos, who has yet to return to the state capital even as Republicans push to redistrict nears its final stages. Thank you for joining us. >> Thank you for having me.>> So, why have you not yet returned to Texas. Oh, I while I respect my my colleagues and and this was a personal decision for me, I couldn't on principle return back to the Texas House floor knowing that this was not a fair process and it was going to silence the voices ...

Watch live as the Texas Senate votes on a Republican redistricting plan that could allow the party to gain as many as five congressional seats in the midterm elections. For more context and news coverage of the most important stories of our day click here: https://www.msnbc.com/ » Subscribe to MSNBC: https://www.youtube.com/msnbc » Subscribe to MSNBC on TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@msnbc » Subscribe to MSNBC on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/msnbc Download our new MSNBC app for the latest breaking ne ...

The Texas legislature is set to adopt a redistricting proposal that would add five GOP-leaning seats to the state’s US House delegation. Here's what to know https://t.co/vtIM7uUfkI ...

Redistricting Plans and Political Strategies - Texas Senate Redistricting Committee approved House Bill 4, expected to pass in the full Senate and head to the governor for signature [1] - Texas Republicans openly admit the redistricting goal is to improve Republican political performance, permissible by the US Supreme Court [1] - California Democrats are countering Texas's plan with their redistricting plan, potentially adding five more Democrats to the US House [1] - Former President Barack Obama supports California's retaliatory redistricting plan as a responsible approach [1] Legal and Procedural Challenges - California's Supreme Court rejected a petition by Republican legislators to halt Governor Gavin Newsome's redistricting plan [1] - California Democrats need a two-thirds majority in the legislature to pass the map, followed by a special election for voter approval [1] - Republicans in California, including former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, are expected to fight the redistricting plan [1] Concerns and Criticisms - Texas's redistricting plan faces criticism for cutting school districts in half and drawing downtown Austin into a rural district 3 and 1/2 hours away [1] - Concerns exist about the potential elimination of minority seats during redistricting in both Texas and California [3][4] - The process is described as "rotten politics" and "raw power," with both parties engaging in tit-for-tat tactics [3]

Watch live coverage as California Democrats take action on their proposed constitutional amendment to temporarily redraw their congressional maps, hours after Republicans in the Texas House passed new maps of their own. California's State Assembly and Senate will consider a trio of bills that will allow for a special election to pass a constitutional amendment to replace the state’s existing congressional maps through 2030. From there, Democrats in the state must convince Californians to overturn the congre ...

All of our Democratic elected officials. Sorry, I have to leave. They said it's a felony for me to do this.Apparently, I can't be on the floor or in the bathroom. Well, you told me I was only allowed to be here in the bathroom. No, hang on.Bye, everybody. I've got to go. Hey, um that that's that is outrageous.First of all, let me tell you something. Representative Kier in the bathroom has more dignity than Donald Trump in the Oval Office. And Texas Democratic State Rep.Nicole Collier joins us now, notably f ...

Now, let's turn to another big story breaking overnight. The Texas House yesterday passed a new congressional map that could give Republicans five more seats after next year's midterm elections. The vote passed along party lines after more than eight hours of debate. A Texas House Republican who co-sponsored the new congressional map made it clear what this effort is all about. You want transparency? Here's the US Supreme Court legal transparency. The underlying goal of this plan is straightforward. Improve ...

And after weeks of delays, the Texas House gave back into session today, finally voting on Governor Abbott's controversial redistricting plan. And in a shock to a lot of people, but not at all a surprise. His new congressional maps just passed, which could add five Republican seats to the US Congress.And let's bring in NBC's Ryan Chandler. What's the latest. Democrats, they didn't have the votes to block this.What's the next game plan for them. So, we expect this to get to the governor's desk very quickly. ...