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House Speaker Democratic candidate casts 'protest vote' for far-right backed Cook

In a split from most of their party, three Texas House Democrats voted for far-right-backed Texas Rep. David Cook in Tuesday's House Speaker race—one of whom was the sole Democratic House Speaker candidate herself.

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

Texas House, Dustin Burrows

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Rep. Dustin Burrows is the new Texas House speaker. Here is how each representative voted.

The unusually public battle to helm the Texas House divided both Democratic and Republican lawmakers between Rep. Dustin Burrows and Rep. David Cook.

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.

Washington Examiner on MSN · 1d

Establishment Republican Burrows bests MAGA-friendly Cook for Texas House speakership

The Republican establishment wing of the Texas House won out as state Rep. Dustin Burrows grabbed the chamber’s speakership in a highly contested vote. Burrows beat out the MAGA-favored state Rep. David Cook by a margin of 85-55 with the help of 49 Democrats and 36 Republicans.

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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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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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Democrats’ crisis of the future: the biggest states that back them are shrinking

California, Illinois and New York are shrinking. Texas and Florida are growing rapidly. With America’s population shifting ...

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Democrats Accuse Trump Budget Chief Pick Of Dodging Questions About White House Power

Democratic senators voiced their frustration Wednesday with answers from Russell Vought, President-elect Donald Trump’s ...

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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Virginia House Democrats push forward amendments on abortion and marriage

The three resolutions will need to be passed again in both state House chambers next year before being placed on the ballot ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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