Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said he's considered redrawing the state's congressional map in response to the Texas redistricting push to give Republicans 5 more seats, saying "everything has to be on the table.

Just three of 17 Illinois congressional districts are represented by Republicans in a state where Trump won 44% of the 2024 vote.

John Bucy’s older daughter “seemed a little frustrated” with him this week when he wasn’t home to take her to school for her first day of kindergarten. The Texas House lawmaker from Austin hopes one day she’ll understand.

Cindy Sanchez, 47, of Fort Worth, Texas, was arrested and charged with two counts of kidnapping two counts of child abduction and two counts of unlawful restraint, all felonies. She was taken to Kane County Jail where she is being held until her pre-trial hearing.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, a Democrat, has openly welcomed the Texas lawmakers to stay here. He has also suggested that if Texas Republicans follow through with their redistricting plans, Democratic-led states like Illinois and California could retaliate by redrawing their own maps in favor of Democrats.

Texas Democrats have now been in Chicagoland for over a week to block a vote on new congressional maps. Indiana Democrats, including lawmakers from Northwest Indiana, came across the border on Wednesday to support them.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Sunday refuted claims that President Donald Trump could force Texas Democrats to return to their state and cooperate with a Republican redistricting effort, insisting FBI agents had no jurisdiction to enforce Texas law in his state.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker told Kristen Welker on NBC's "Meet the Press" that Texas Republicans are trying to "cheat" by redistricting their congressional seats ahead of the 2026 midterms. "Governor Abbott is the joke,