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Paxton, Burrows ask Illinois court to enforce Texas arrest warrants against Democrats who left the state
The attorney general is calling on the “full faith and credit” clause of the U.S. Constitution, which says states should ...
Texas GOP seeks to ‘domesticate’ rogue Dems for breaking quorum through nationwide civil arrest warrants
Texas GOP officials are seeking to enforce civil arrest warrants across state lines for the House Democrats who fled to prevent a Republican redistricting vote.
NBC's Welker to Pritzker: How Do You Preserve Democracy If Illinois Uses The Same Tactics You're Criticizing Texas Republicans For?
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker told Kristen Welker on NBC's "Meet the Press" that Texas Republicans are trying to "cheat" by ...
Gerrymandering debate rages in Illinois as Texas lawmakers remain in state
Democrats from Texas remain in Illinois with just over a week to go in a special legislative session as a fight over ...
‘Texas law does not apply in Illinois’: Gov. JB Pritzker draws line in sand as FBI ‘hunts down’ runway Democrats
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Sunday refuted claims that President Donald Trump could force Texas Democrats to return to their ...
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker blasts Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Trump over GOP redistricting efforts
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker slammed President Donald Trump as a "cheater" and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott as a "joke" days after ...
FBI agrees to help find Texas Democrats in Illinois, but Gov. JB Pritzker calls move ‘grandstanding’
Gov. JB Pritzker attempted to tamp down the federal law enforcement involvement, describing it as “a lot of grandstanding.” ...
Pritzker: Texas Democratic legislators who fled to Illinois are 'heroes'
Gov. JB Pritzker in Springfield on Aug. 6 called the Texas House Democrats who fled the state for Illinois to thwart a ...
Texas Democrats in Illinois, Rainbow PUSH celebrate Voting Rights Act
Texas House Democrats in Illinois say they are committed to staying out of their state until the special session ends August ...
Texas Republicans ask Illinois court to order arrest of House Democrats who fled state as part of remap battle
Texas’ Republican attorney general and a GOP Illinois state senator filed a petition in more conservative Adams County rather ...