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Obama applauds Texas Democrats for fighting back against gerrymandering

We can’t let a systematic assault on democracy just happen and stand by,” the former president said on a Zoom call with Texas ...

Obama weighs in on Newsom’s California redistricting strategy amid Texas debate

Former President Barack Obama gives his approval of California Gov. Gavin Newsom's redistricting strategy as Texas debates ...

Obama firmly weighs in on Trump-backed plan in Texas

Former President Barack Obama praised Texas Democrats who left their state to block the passage of a GOP-led redistricting ...

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 ...

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 ...

Obama joins the fight as Democrats plan payback for Trump's Texas scheme to rig midterms

Even as it seems entirely inevitable that Texas Republicans will follow through on their goal of gerrymandering the state to ...

Texas Senate Debates Redistricting Bill, Is Expected to Pass It Easily

Republican State Senator Pete Flores looks over redistricting maps as the Republicans attempt to pass a bill that would ...

Obama labels Texas redistricting push 'a power grab that undermines our democracy'

Former President Barack Obama accused Lone Star State Republicans of seeking to engage in gerrymandering in "a power grab ...