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Minnesota Democrats ask state Supreme Court to resolve state House power struggle

Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon and House Democrats have asked the state's highest court to intervene in a partisan power struggle that has roiled the start of the 2025 legislative session session,

The New York Times · 1d

Minnesota’s Legislative Session Opens Chaotically as House Democrats Boycott

A one-seat Republican majority in the Statehouse and a looming special election made for a tense start to a new era of divided government.

Minneapolis Star Tribune on MSN · 10h

Minnesota Democrats sue House Republicans over ‘unlawful’ session

Minnesota legislative battle shifted to the state Supreme Court on Wednesday. Minnesota House Democrats and Secretary of State Steve Simon separately asked the court to nullify the Republicans’ actions on the first day of session Tuesday when the GOP convened and elected a speaker without the DFLers present.

Virginia House of Delegates, abortion and Same-sex marriage

Washington Examiner on MSN · 13h

Virginia House Democrats push forward amendments on abortion and marriage

The three resolutions will need to be passed again in both state House chambers next year before being placed on the ballot in November 2026.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Virginia House Passes Resolutions Protecting Abortion, Voting Rights, Marriage Equality

Lawmakers in the Virginia House of Delegates passed resolutions on Tuesday enshrining rights to abortion, voting and marriage equality in a critical step for Democrats hoping to amend the state’s cons

Daily Press · 1d

Virginia House advances constitutional amendments on same-sex marriage, abortion, voting rights

The Virginia House of Delegates passed three state constitutional amendments Tuesday that would enshrine in state law reproductive rights, same-sex marriage and automatic restoration of voting

girls, House and Democrats

Fox News · 20h

Riley Gaines calls out Democrats' 'disheartening' pushback on House bill protecting women's sports

Podcast host Riley Gaines joined 'Fox & Friends' to discuss why she considers far-left criticism of the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act 'theatrical performance.'

WGHP-TV Greensboro on MSN · 1d

These 2 Democrats voted for House Republicans’ bill to bar transgender athletes from girls sports

Reps. Vicente Gonzalez and Henry Cuellar, both of Texas, were the only Democrats to side with Republicans on Tuesday to pass legislation meant to bar transgender athletes from competing in girls and women’s sports.

USA TODAY on MSN · 1d

House passes bill that would ban transgender athletes from women and girls' sports

The House voted to pass a bill that would ban transgender athletes from participating in women and girls' sports in federal funded schools.

Texas House, Dustin Burrows

The Washington Post · 1d

Texas has a powerful new House speaker in a blow to the GOP's hard right

Instead, new House Speaker Dustin Burrows won the job with the support of Democrats, who favored him over a challenger backed by the GOP’s emboldened right.

USA Today · 1d

Texas House elects Rep. Dustin Burrows as speaker

Lubbock Republican state Rep. Dustin Burrows clenched the speakership of the Texas House on Tuesday in the culmination of an unusually long and unusually public mudfight for the role. As expected, Burrows relied on a coalition of Democratic and Republican members to win,

Houston Chronicle · 12h

Who is Dustin Burrows? Here's what to know about the new Texas House speaker.

The trial lawyer from Lubbock has served in the House since 2015, slowly building his stature and overcoming a scandal in 2019.

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Democrats Accuse Trump Budget Chief Pick Of Dodging Questions About White House Power

Democratic senators voiced their frustration Wednesday with answers from Russell Vought, President-elect Donald Trump’s ...

1hon MSN

Democrats' crisis of the future: the biggest states that back them are shrinking

No GOP strongholds are projected to lose seats. Florida and Texas are projected to pick up four seats each. Arizona, Idaho, ...

KSTP-TV1d

House Democrats absent to start session; GOP members carry on, choose speaker

DFL House members followed through on a threat to boycott the beginning of the legislative session in an attempt to deny a ...

Democrats recruit Tejano star for South Texas House seat

Democrats may have found a way to fix their struggles in the Rio Grande Valley: draft a Tejano music superstar.

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House Democrats take oath of office in secret 2 days before legislative session starts, sparking outrage

Democrats took that unprecedented step because of their plans to boycott the first day of session in an effort to keep ...

Disaster aid for California should not come with conditions, US House Democratic Caucus chair says

Democratic Caucus chair Pete Aguilar said on Tuesday he will not support conditions to disaster assistance for fire-ravaged ...

Speaker Johnson removes Mike Turner as House Intelligence Committee chairman

Turner, an Ohio Republican and defense hawk, had been appointed to the post by Kevin McCarthy. Mike Johnson is now putting his mark on top committee positions.

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Democrats press for long-delayed plaque to honor Jan. 6 victims, police heroes

A 2022 law required a plaque to be placed on the west front of the Capitol complex to honor Jan. 6 heroes. It hasn't been ...

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