Now, former Attorney General Eric Holder, he is the chairman of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee and co-author of our unfinished march, the violent past, an imperiled future of the vote, a history, a crisis, a plan. >> General, that that book is aptly titled uh the march continues for sure. And you know, I'm looking at this moment and would love to get your assessment um uh at the ground level because my attitude is right now, to be honest, Democrats, the more the marrier.I'd be breaking out ...

Wednesday will mark the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the landmark legislation securing democratic rights for non-white Americans after nearly two centuries of discrimination. In recent decades, the Voting Rights Act has become a shadow of its former self, gutted by the John Roberts Supreme Court with the Shelby County versus Holder decision in 2013 and further chipped away at ever since by Republicans at every level of government. Joining me now is the holder in the Shelby County versu ...

Joining me now is Congressman Lloyd Dogget, Democrat of Texas. Congressman, thank you for joining us. Starting the night in Texas, where, as expected, just hours ago, the Texas House Redistricting Committee approved a new congressional district map drawn up by Republican lawmakers that targets Democratic held districts around three major cities.And in the southern part of the state, the map is Texas Republicans attempt to satisfy the president's desire to pick uh pick up five more GOP seats in Congress in n ...

[Applause] I'm here to say hell no to Trump taking over Texas. >> Democratic Congressman Greg Kazar was at the Texas state capital. You just saw him in that video where Republican state lawmakers began the process of approving new congressional maps demanded by President Trump.Trump appears to be worried, understandably, that his deeply unpopular policies will spark a Democratic wave in next year's midterm elections, which could swamp the Republicans narrow majority in the US House. So, even though Texas wa ...

Political Landscape & Redistricting - Republicans aim to gain up to five seats in the House in the next election through redistricting efforts [1] - Democrats are considering options to protest, including leaving the state to block the vote on redistricting [1] - The redistricting effort is viewed as an attempt to rig the midterm elections and violates the Voting Rights Act [2] - Texas Democrats view the fight against redistricting as crucial to checking Trump's power [3] - The manipulation of maps is seen as an effort to predetermine the outcome of the 2026 election [4] Democratic Strategy & Resistance - Democrats are employing various tools to fight back against redistricting, but specific strategies are not disclosed [5] - A quorum break was previously used to stop an anti-voter bill, leading to the removal of its worst provisions [5][6] - Fines of $500 per day for a quorum break have been discussed, along with legal questions about donor coverage [7] - Democrats consider the fines a worthwhile price to pay to protect representation [9] - Democrats accuse Republicans of prioritizing redistricting over urgent issues like flood relief [11][12]

From @WSJopinion: Texas Republicans are exploiting a Democratic lawsuit and the Voting Rights Act to pad their chances of retaining their House majority in 2026 https://t.co/3CWmW1Akgq ...

They are specifically deciding to splinter the communities of common interest as well as just blatantly say we are going to dilute minority voices. So we know that the courts ever since we've had a voting rights act have always found this state to be intentionally discriminatory. That is what they are going to do.So, I need people of color to understand that the scheme of the Republicans has consistently been to make sure that they mute our voices so that they can go ahead and have an oversized um say in th ...