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Obama, Texas and California

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Obama applauds Newsom’s California redistricting plan as ‘responsible’ as Texas GOP pushes new maps
Former President Barack Obama has waded into states’ efforts at rare mid-decade redistricting efforts, saying he agrees with California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s response to alter his state’s congressional ...

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'A responsible approach': Obama backs California's response to Texas redistricting
Obama calls Newsom’s redistricting plan ‘a responsible approach’ in response to Texas Republicans redrawing maps
Texas Democrats seek to delay vote for GOP congressional redistricting bill
Democrats are asking questions and giving final remarks on the Texas House floor ahead of the vote on the GOP’s plan to redraw the state’s congressional map after Democratic lawmakers returned to Aus...

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Texas House Approves Redistricting Maps, Just as Trump Wanted
California lawmakers swiftly pass Democrats' redistricting plan
Texas approves redistricting as California moves to counter with new maps
“This is a new Democratic Party, this is a new day, this is new energy out there all across this country,” Newsom said Wednesday on a call with reporters.

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Texas Senate debates redistricting bill, is expected to pass it easily
Explainer-The legal battles over redistricting in Texas and California

Obama, Texas and Democrats

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Obama firmly weighs in on Trump-backed plan in Texas
Former President Barack Obama is applauding Texas Democrats for leaving their state in an attempt to block the passage of a Republican-led redistricting effort.

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Obama joins the fight as Democrats plan payback for Trump's Texas scheme to rig midterms
Obama applauds Texas Democrats for fighting back against gerrymandering
Texas House approves new congressional maps, advancing Trump’s goal of adding more winnable GOP seats
Texas Republicans on Wednesday took the first step toward approving new congressional maps that would give their party as many as five new seats in the House of Representatives, spurring what’s likel...

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AP analysis shows Texas and California redistricting efforts could mess with rare partisan balance
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Redistricting tug-of-war bounces back to Texas after California lawmakers counterpunch
Texas Republicans have one last hurdle in redistricting war ahead of midterm elections
With the GOP in control of both chambers of the state legislature and the governor's office, the plan, spurred on by President Donald Trump, is on a glide path to approval.

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California lawmakers swiftly pass, governor signs, Democrats' redistricting plan
California is set to act fast after Texas advances congressional maps to boost Republicans

Obama praises Texas Democrats and calls state redistricting effort ‘a systematic assault on democracy’

Former President Barack Obama waded into the debate over redistricting in a zoom call with Texas House Democrats on Thursday, warning of a “systematic assault on democracy” spurred by Republican efforts to redraw congressional maps in Texas.

Obama praises Democrats who fled Texas redistricting vote as ‘inspiring’

Former President Barack Obama praised a group of Texas Democratic lawmakers for fleeing their state to stop a vote on a redistricting bill, calling their actions “inspiring."

Gerrymandering row: Barack Obama backs Newsom’s redistricting plan in California; calls it a ‘smart, measured’ response to Texas

Barack Obama supports Gavin Newsom's redistricting plan in California as a response to Republican gerrymandering efforts in Texas. Obama praised Newsom's approach as responsible, emphasising the need to counter Republican actions to maintain fair elections.
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