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We can’t let a systematic assault on democracy just happen and stand by,” the former president said on a Zoom call with Texas ...
Former President Barack Obama waded into the debate over redistricting in a zoom call with Texas House Democrats on Thursday, ...
Former President Barack Obama praised a group of Texas Democratic lawmakers for fleeing their state to stop a vote on a ...
Former President Barack Obama is applauding Texas Democrats for leaving their state in an attempt to block the passage of a ...
Former President Barack Obama on Thursday joined a virtual meeting with Texas House Democrats who left the state to deny ...
Former President Barack Obama has said he is "so proud" of Texas House Democrats who have fled the Lone Star State to break ...
The chairman of the state Democratic Party said the lawmakers “are coming back to fight these racist maps in the legislature and then in the courts.” ...
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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Former President Obama joined a Zoom call with Texas state House Democrats on Thursday, calling the Republican redistricting effort in the state a “systematic assault on democracy.”  “What we all ...
Californians are set to go to the polls in November to give Democrats the power to redraw their own maps in response to the ...