Former President Barack Obama is applauding Texas Democrats for leaving their state in an attempt to block the passage of a Republican-led redistricting effort.

Attorney General Pam Bondi has directed federal prosecutors to launch a grand jury investigation into accusations that Obama administration officials manufactured intelligence about Russia’s 2016 election interference,

Now, as Texas Republicans and California engage in a redistricting staredown, the question becomes whether either state will blink.

Former President Obama sat down with Texas Democrats to lay out what is at stake as they protest Trump’s request for state Republicans to gerrymander Texas’s congressional map. Former Special Assistant to President Biden,

Texas Republicans have ended a legislative session without approving new congressional maps but quickly began another intended to satisfy President Trump’s wishes.