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House Speaker Democratic candidate casts 'protest vote' for far-right backed Cook

In a split from most of their party, three Texas House Democrats voted for far-right-backed Texas Rep. David Cook in Tuesday's House Speaker race—one of whom was the sole Democratic House Speaker candidate herself.

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 quorum on Tuesday, but Republicans proceeded to elect Lisa Demuth as speaker despite Secretary of State Steve Simon's declaration that no quorum was present.

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Democrats boycott first day of Minnesota House session but GOP votes to appoint speaker anyway

House Democrats have boycotted the opening day of Minnesota’s 2025 legislative session in an effort to stop Republicans from exploiting a temporary one-seat majority to unseat one of their members

Burrows, Texas House

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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,

Washington Examiner on MSN · 1d

Establishment Republican Burrows bests MAGA-friendly Cook for Texas House speakership

The Republican establishment wing of the Texas House won out as state Rep. Dustin Burrows grabbed the chamber’s speakership in a highly contested vote. Burrows beat out the MAGA-favored state Rep. David Cook by a margin of 85-55 with the help of 49 Democrats and 36 Republicans.

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House Democrats rally against bill to ban transgender students in women’s sports

House Democrats are vocally opposing a bill to ban transgender participation in girls sports — a change from 2024, when GOP ...

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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, ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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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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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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 ...

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