Overview

• Texas Rep. Nicole Collier abruptly left a DNC video call from a Capitol bathroom after saying police told her participating would be a felony, a moment captured in a video posted to X.
• Sen. Cory Booker and Gov. Gavin Newsom condemned the interruption, with Booker calling it an attempt to silence Collier as the House debated the GOP-backed congressional map.
• The Texas House approved the mid-decade redistricting plan after a weeks-long standoff that began when more than 50 Democrats fled to deny quorum.
• Returning Democrats reported DPS monitoring and movement restrictions inside the Capitol, and four Collier supporters were arrested on trespassing charges after hours, according to FOX 7 Austin.
• Collier argued the map violates the Voting Rights Act through cracking and packing of minority voters, while Newsom pushed a countereffort in California where Democrats and the DCCC released a map projected to cut five GOP seats and Gov. Greg Abbott defended Texas’ plan as lawful.