Texas Democrats fight back

Mitch McConnell’s health continues to be a problem as the Senator’s office releases a new statement. Brian interviews Rep. Jamie Raskin, Rep. Yassamin Ansari, and Puck News’ Peter Hamby.Order THE DAY AFTER: https://www.harpercollins.com/pages/thedayafterWritten by Brian Tyler Coh ... Show More

Trump hit with a barrage of dismal polling ahead of midterms. Brian interviews Jon Lovett about the future of the Democratic Party in Los Angeles, CA.Order THE DAY AFTER: https://www.harpercollins.com/pages/thedayafterWritten by Brian Tyler CohenProduced by Sam GraberRecorded in ... Show More

Trump uses a new ICE announcement to help himself in the next election. Brian sits with Jim Acosta live on stage as part of his book tour in Washington DC.Order THE DAY AFTER: https://www.harpercollins.com/pages/thedayafter Written by Brian Tyler CohenProduced by Sam GraberRecord ... Show More

Texas Democrats, in an attempt to block Trump's redistricting effort, shut down a special legislative session by fleeing the state. Texas State Rep. James Talarico joins the show to explain what happens now and why he and his Democratic colleagues believe that getting out of town ... Show More

Texas Democrats leave the state to protest GOP's redistricting plan. The White House defends the firing of the jobs data czar. Montana police are on the hunt for a man involved in a deadly bar shooting. Outrage over a new hostage video as Israel faces mounting pressure to end the ... Show More

<p>In a dramatic act of protest on Sunday, Democratic members of the Texas House of Representatives began to flee the state. It is a last-ditch attempt to stop President Trump and Texas Republicans from adopting an aggressively redrawn congressional map that would eliminate Democ ... Show More

Alise and Amanda are back to break down why Texas Democrats have left their state for the next 27 days to prevent a vote on sweeping voting rights restrictions. They explain how the lawmakers can be arrested if they return and how they plan to troll Congress while in exile. They ... Show More

Texas Republicans want to remake voting maps to their advantage. Democrats say they’re ready to play that game too. Who wins? You have to listen to find out. This episode was produced by Peter Balonon-Rosen, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by An ... Show More

The battle is on in Texas, where Republicans voted to issue civil arrest warrants for Democrats who fled the state to stop plans to redistrict the congressional map. Texas Democrats involved say they're “running into the fight to stand up for our democracy.” Former Democratic Con ... Show More

Texas Democrats flee the state to stonewall redistricting, immigration trends toward net zero for the year, and RFK Jr. continues to shake up vaccine policy. Get the facts first with Morning Wire. - - - Wake up with new Morning Wire merch: https://bit.ly/4lIubt3 - - - ... Show More

In Texas this week, state Democrats blocked a number of Republican voting changes purportedly aimed at increasing election confidence. Arizona's continued recounts of 2020 ballots have helped to sustain right-wing conspiracies about irregularities in the presidential election.Thi ... Show More

Texas Republicans are targeting Houston's efforts to expand voting access during the 2020 election with a series of measures that would roll back voting access in the state. CNN Chief Political Analyst Gloria Borger discusses why Harris County is the newest target for Republican ... Show More

The governor of Texas is demanding Democratic lawmakers return to the state. Will the FBI become involved? Plus: Republicans in Congress put the spotlight on Bill and Hillary Clinton over the Epstein scandal. Also on today's show: The damning new findings in the Titan submersible ... Show More