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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.

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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

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.

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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Minnesota Democrats ask state Supreme Court to settle bitter House feud

Minnesota House Democrats and Secretary of State Steve Simon have requested the state’s Supreme Court resolve the power ...

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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 rally against bill to ban transgender students in women’s sports

House Democrats are vocally opposing a bill to ban transgender participation in girls sports — a change from 2024, when GOP ...

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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 ...

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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‘Resistance’ softens among Democrats as Trump returns to White House

Democrats are moving out of Resistance mode ahead of Trump’s Jan. 20 inauguration despite, or perhaps because, fascism and ...

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