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(L-Top) LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 14: California Governor Gavin Newsom speaks about the “Election Rigging Response Act” at a press conference at the Democracy Center, Japanese American National Museum on August 14, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Newsom spoke about a possible California referendum on redistricting to counter the legislative effort to add five Republican House seats in the state of Texas. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) / (L-Bottom) WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 14: U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) questions witnesses during a special forum on the rising cost of education at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on May 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Student Borrower Protection Center) / (Background) Democratic Texas Rep. Nicole Collier gestures from the House floor in the State Capitol on August 19, 2025, in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Democrats accuse Capitol officials of ‘silencing a Black woman’ after forcing Texas Dem to hang-up Newsom call: ‘Committing a felony’

Texas Democrat Representative Nicole Collier abruptly exited a video call with party leaders on Thursday after claiming she had been warned that participating in the call from inside the State Capitol bathroom could constitute a felony offense.

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