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by Nathalie Graham • Jul 19, 2021 at 5:16 pm Jeff is ready to fling himself into the great beyond. Mark Wilson/Getty Images First felony sentencing for insurrectioner: Paul Hodgkins, 38, is the Florida man who stormed the Capitol and waved a Trump 2020 flag on the Senate floor during the Jan. 6 insurrection. Hodgkins will go to jail for eight months for obstruction of an official proceeding. The sentence is significantly lower than the 15 to 21 month recommended sentence. At the sentencing, the judge said, "It was an assault on the Capitol and it w...

COVID-19 outbreak forces breakaway Texas Democrats to change plans COVID-19 outbreak forces breakaway Texas Democrats to change plans A COVID-19 outbreak among the renegade Texas Democrats in D.C has jeopardized their chances of meeting with President Joe Biden on voting rights. WASHINGTON, D.C. - A COVID-19 outbreak among the renegade Texas Democrats in D.C has jeopardized their chances of meeting with President Joe Biden on voting rights. Five of the 55 members tested positive late last week and over the weekend. The party leaders say all members are fully vaccinated. At least one member is...

View Comments AUSTIN —In the midst of any knock-down, drag-out political fight, partisan war gamers often will ask themselves, "Do we want the win, or do we want the issue?" The answer can be nuanced. Sure, they want the win, but there's an upside to carrying the issue into the next election cycle. With the deck stacked against them in their latest quorum bust over a Republican-backed elections bill, Texas Democrats are already looking for ways to exploit the issue rather than shopping for champagne to celebrate a victory. Step One: Raise tons of money. That's happening now. Texas music l...

Manchin has consistently said there's no circumstance where he would eliminate the filibuster. Lately, there's been a push to end the filibuster just for issues associated with voting rights. WASHINGTON – Sen. Joe Manchin told a group of Texas Democratic lawmakers trying to stop GOP voting restrictions in their home state that he supports fundamental voting rights, but he gave no indication he'll back his party's efforts on Capitol Hill to stop states from enacting their own elections laws. "We've all come to a total agreement that what we want is basically to protect voting rights," he ...

Raymond discusses his meeting and protecting voting rights on 'Your World' A Texas Democrat who was among more than 50 state lawmakers to fly from Austin to Washington, D.C., earlier this week to block a GOP voting bill by denying quorum was called out by critics on social media Thursday night over a post about her hand-washed clothes. Critics suggested the post was another self-serving attempt by a Democrat to portray their absence from Texas – after taking a chartered flight to the nation's capital – as a personal sacrifice instead of a political strategy move. "You bet we’re recogniz...