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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

KSTP-TV · 1d

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.

The New York Times · 1d

Minnesota’s Legislative Session Opens Chaotically as House Democrats Boycott

A one-seat Republican majority in the Statehouse and a looming special election made for a tense start to a new era of divided government.

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WGHP-TV Greensboro on MSN · 1d

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 legislation meant to bar transgender athletes from competing in girls and women’s sports.

Houston Chronicle on MSN · 15h

Why two Texas Democrats voted with Republicans to ban transgender athletes

Two South Texas Democrats in Congress joined all House Republicans on Tuesday in voting to ban transgender athletes from competing in girls’ and women’s sports from elementary school to college. U.S.

The Washington Post on MSN · 1d

House votes to ban transgender students from girls’ sports

The new House made transgender students in sports one of its first priorities for 2025. The bill’s path in the Senate is unclear.

Texas House, Dustin Burrows

The Washington Post · 1d

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,

Houston Chronicle · 13h

Who is Dustin Burrows? Here's what to know about the new Texas House speaker.

The trial lawyer from Lubbock has served in the House since 2015, slowly building his stature and overcoming a scandal in 2019.

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House Democrats press Merrick Garland to consider an unusual step to release the rest of Jack Smith's report

Democrats urged the attorney general to release the remainder of the special counsel's report even if it means dismissing ...

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Democrats petition Supreme Court to declare GOP lacked quorum to elect speaker

House Democrats and Secretary of State Steve Simon filed separate petitions with the Minnesota Supreme Court seeking to ...

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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 ...

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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House Democrats take oath of office in secret 2 days before legislative session starts, sparking outrage

Democrats took that unprecedented step because of their plans to boycott the first day of session in an effort to keep ...

Speaker Johnson removes Mike Turner as House Intelligence Committee chairman

Turner, an Ohio Republican and defense hawk, had been appointed to the post by Kevin McCarthy. Mike Johnson is now putting his mark on top committee positions.

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AOC among House Democrats not attending Trump’s second inauguration

As House Republicans excitedly prepare for President-elect Donald Trump’s second stint in the White House, many Democrats are ...

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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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