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‘A responsible approach’: Obama backs Democratic response to Republican hardball

NBC News reported: Former President Barack Obama is backing California’s plan to counter mid-decade redistricting efforts by Republicans in Texas. At a fundraising event Tuesday night for the ...
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Obama makes rare political intervention to weigh in on Texas redistricting and back Newsom

It came after Democratic lawmakers in Texas temporarily fled to deny the statehouse a quorum, thereby temporarily halting the ...

Election lawyers, Obama alumni renew Illinois redistricting reform push

They want to do this by passing a state constitutional amendment via a ballot initiative during the 2026 general election.

Obama praises Democrats who fled Texas redistricting vote as ‘inspiring’

Former President Barack Obama praised a group of Texas Democratic lawmakers for fleeing their state to stop a vote on a ...

Obama claps back at critics over gerrymandering accusations in Texas redistricting battle

Former President Barack Obama on Thursday sought to flip the script on accusations that he backs gerrymandering as he ...

Obama Puts GOP On Blast Over Redistricting Ploy: 'A Systematic Assault On Democracy'

Obama’s comments came on the same day that California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) announced his decision to pursue a state ballot ...

Eric Swalwell rejects Michelle Obama's 'when they go low, we go high' message, vows to 'bury' Republicans

Calif., said that he doesn’t have concerns about Democratic redistricting efforts backfiring while fighting against Texas ...

Former Atty. General Eric Holder talks with House Democrats about redistricting

"This is an effort to stifle Americans who have had enough," Texas House Democratic Caucus Chairman Gene Wu said in a press conference Wednesday. "Republicans know that their agenda and what they have ...