Democratic Party leaders from across the country are meeting today in Minneapolis.

They're reckoning with their 2024 losses as well as Republican redistricting efforts in Texas,

and possibly elsewhere that could make victory in the 2026 midterms even more difficult.

Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardin has more.

Over the weekend, the Texas State Senate sent Republican drawn maps to the governor's desk, where they await signature.

Among the key areas affected, Austin, where two Democrats, Congressman Lloyd Doggett and Greg Kassar, now represent neighboring districts.

But in the Republican proposed map,

the shapes would change so that one is much harder for them to win.

As a result, Kassar announced today he's switching into Doggett's district.

The veteran Congressman Doggett says if this map stands, he will reluctantly retire.

And Congressman Doggett joins me now to discuss this significant moment for him and for the Democratic Party. First of all, Congressman, the big question,

why decide to retire if these maps stand? I think this is much bigger than Texas, and it's

certainly much bigger than the individual

future of any elected official.

This is really about what happens to our democracy.

Trump is taking a big step here in Texas to protect himself from any accountability, to

assure that he has a Congress that is as compliant as the one that he has today that will basically allow

him to do whatever he wants.

He knows the midterm elections don't favor him, and so he's trying to fix those elections

this year by redesigning districts, grabbing them, and marching from Texas across the country

to assure himself that he faces no accountability.

For me personally, yes, it's been a tough decision because I represent more than two-thirds

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