A Texas Democratic state lawmaker abruptly left a call with Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair Ken Martin and other top party leaders on Wednesday after she was warned she was committing a felony.

Texas Democratic state Rep. Nicole Collier on a call with DNC Chair Ken Martin and other senior party leaders told them she had to abruptly leave the call after being warned it was a felony offense. The big picture: Collier was among the Texas Democrats who left the state in a two-week protest over a new congressional map before returning on Monday,

Newsom’s press team’s social media account has spent the past week posting in a style meant to mimic Trump, including heavy use of capital letters, insults aimed at rivals and signing off using “thank you for your attention to this matter!

New polling shows that California Democrats would take Gavin Newsom over Kamala Harris in a 2028 presidential primary.