Texas Democrats fight back

Another Trump firing is on the horizon. Brian interviews Virginia State Senate president Louise Lucas about the big win on the map redraw amendment that passed this week.Shop merch: https://briantylercohen.com/shopYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/briantylercohenTwitter: http ... Show More

Democrats finish the Republicans’ redistricting fight with a big win in Virginia. Brian interviews Hakeem Jeffries and Marc Elias about the details of that fight.Shop merch: https://briantylercohen.com/shopYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/briantylercohenTwitter: https://twit ... Show More

Trump is in the process of looting the federal government to the tune of $10 billion. Brian interviews Congressman Jared Moskowitz about Pam Bondi’s failure to appear for the April 14 deposition, Alex Wagner about the Republicans refusing to reign in Trump’s Iran war, and Califor ... 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

<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

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

Texas is a red state with a strongly Republican legislature and voted for Trump by 14 points. So why do many state GOP leaders work in concert with Democrats to keep moderates in control of the state? Texas GOP Chair Abraham George explains the crucial power struggle in Texas tha ... Show More

<p>Texas is about to gerrymander five new house seats, and California is ready to retaliate. Gov. Gavin Newsom says that his state will also redraw its congressional maps to create five new districts, effectively fighting fire with fire.</p><p>Laurel Rosenhall, who covers Califor ... Show More

<p>In this episode, Senator Steve Daines discusses the border crisis, the importance of the upcoming elections, and the impact of the Democratic agenda on issues like abortion and elections. He highlights the need to secure the border and criticizes the border bill proposed by De ... 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

While Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are vying for the White House, neither will be able to make good on their campaign promises if they don’t also get some help from their respective parties in Congress. Control of both the Senate and the House ar ... Show More

A mass shooting at Wednesday’s Super Bowl parade for the Kansas City Chiefs left one person dead and 21 more injured. Authorities said they had three people in custody.Democrats took home some important wins earlier this week, including Democrat Tom Suozzi flipping the Congressio ... Show More