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Democrats are planning to launch protests on August 16, targeting redistricting efforts underway across the country.

An Illinois judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Illinois State Sen. Jil Walker Tracy that sought to arrest 33 Texas House Democrats who fled the state to block legislative action. The case, filed in the Eighth Judicial Circuit Court in Adams County, aimed to domesticate Texas quorum warrants so Illinois law enforcement could detain the lawmakers and return them to Texas.

A Republican strategy firm says Google’s Gmail platform has been quietly sabotaging conservative fundraising efforts by flagging Republican donation emails as “dangerous” while letting similar Democratic messages through unscathed. Targeted Victory, which works with top GOP leaders and committees, released findings showing a stark difference in how Gmail treats Republican and Democratic solicitations.

Texas Democrats are reportedly planning to return to the state after fleeing in an effort to block legislative sessions.

The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) is blasting House Democrats for missing their own deadline to unveil their “Project 2026” policy platform, accusing them of plotting a return to what it calls “Joe Biden’s America.” In a Tuesday memo, the GOP campaign arm mocked the Democrats’ agenda as “wildly unpopular” and claimed it would lead to defeat in the next midterm elections.

The Texas Supreme Court has "expedited" the schedule for briefs to be filed in the case of Democrats fleeing the Texas House.

Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel criticized certain Democratic voices for alienating voters, calling them “repulsive” during an appearance on The Sarah Silverman Podcast.

Former Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-TX) pledged that the next time Democrats control the White House and both chambers of Congress, they will aggressively push immigration reform to grant legal status to all Dreamers and their parents.

On Friday’s episode of HBO’s Real Time, host Bill Maher acknowledged that Democrats also engage in gerrymandering but argued that Republicans are now pushing it to “a different level.” The discussion centered on Texas’ current battle over redrawing congressional maps, with Maher calling it a familiar political pattern.

Democratic strategist James Carville apologized for his claims regarding First Lady Melania Trump and Jeffrey Epstein following a legal note from Trump's lawyer.