Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he will begin trying to remove Democratic lawmakers from office Monday if they don’t return after dozens of them left the state in a last-resort attempt to block redrawn U.S. House maps that President Donald Trump wants before the 2026 midterm elections.

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    1 month ago

    IIRC Abraham Lincoln once jumped out a window to prevent quorum for a vote his side would lose.