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House Democrats decry health cuts in GOP tax law during town hall that previews midterms messaging
The gathering of some of the top House Democrats comes at a crucial time for the party.
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Hakeem Jeffries heads to Mike Johnson’s home state to decry cuts in Donald Trump’s tax law
‘Their constituents will be harmed by this big ugly bill.’
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Democrats hope to flip a reliably Republican Louisiana congressional seat with new boundaries
For nearly 50 years, only one Democrat has won the seat in Louisiana’s 6th Congressional District.
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Race for Louisiana’s new second majority-Black congressional district is heating up
Democrats are looking to seize the opportunity to flip a reliably red seat blue.
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Jackie Clarkson, longtime New Orleans politician and mother of actor Patricia Clarkson, dead at 88
‘Jackie Clarkson was a proud daughter of Algiers, an outspoken supporter of our nation’s armed forces and veterans, and a Louisiana political legend.’
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Louisiana won’t immediately get a new majority-Black House district after judges reject it
The National Democratic Redistricting Committee said backers of the new map will likely seek an emergency order from the Supreme Court to keep the new map in place while appeals are pursued.
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Proposed Louisiana congressional map advances to the House with a second majority-Black district
For more than a year, Republicans have resisted drawing another minority district, saying that the current map, which has white majorities in five of six congressional districts, is fair and constitutional.
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Louisiana lawmakers have until Jan. 15 to enact new congressional map, court says
Republicans argue that Black populations in the state are too dispersed to be united into a second majority Black district.
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Supreme Court voting rights ruling stuns minority voters, who hope it expands their representation
Voting rights groups say the ruling provides firm guidance for lower courts to follow.
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Dana Douglas becomes 5th Circuit’s 1st Black woman judge
The court hears appeals from lower federal courts in Louisiana, Texas and Mississippi.