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Ted Cruz said Texas might secede if 'things become hopeless' in the US and joked that Joe Rogan could be the state's president

"We're not there yet, and if there comes a point where it's hopeless, then I think we take NASA, we…

Cheryl Teh   


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Another rural Oregon county voted to explore moving to Idaho, part of a larger effort to secede from the blue state

The "Greater Idaho" movement has attracted Trump-voting counties in Oregon, a state that voted deci…

Kelsey Vlamis   


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Majority of Trump voters believe it's 'time to split the country' in two, new poll finds

The survey also shows that both Democratic and Republican voters are worried about the effects of t…

Madison Hall,Bryan Metzger   


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The rural Oregon counties that want to hitch their wagons to conservative Idaho? Experts say it's a long shot, but far from impossible.

"I don't think the map of the United States is going to look the same in 2050," said Richard Kreitn…

Kelsey Vlamis   


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A leading California secession advocate got funding and direction from Russian intelligence agents, US government alleges

A federal indictment says Russian intelligence officers support an effort to have California secede…

Charles R. Davis   


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Texas secession? Civil war? Threats of violence — or worse — loom over the 2022 midterm elections

The government is on alert ahead of the 2022 midterms. Experts say the possibility of the political…

Camila DeChalus   


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'#Texit': A Texas state lawmaker says he will propose a referendum on seceding from the US because the 'federal government is out of control'

State Republicans and Democrats are criticizing the proposal, which would violate a Supreme Court d…

Oma Seddiq   


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Rush Limbaugh said the US is 'trending towards secession' and there can't 'peaceful coexistence' between conservatives and liberals

The right-wing radio host subsequently attempted to back away from the comments, but he's not the f…

Tom Porter   


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A Texas lawmaker wants secession on the ballot. His supporters say they're dead serious.

Texas voters could have the chance to vote on a "Texit" break from the United States, and some vote…

Ellen Wulfhorst   


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Republican congressman rips Texas GOP for suggesting secession and says 'my guy Abraham Lincoln and the Union soldiers already told you no'

Kinzinger said the Texas GOP chairman should be fired for suggesting some states should "form a Uni…

Kelsey Vlamis   


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The Texas GOP had a fit after the Supreme Court rejected their bid to flip the election in Trump's favor, and now they're hinting at secession

"Perhaps law-abiding states should bond together and form a Union of states that will abide by the …

Kelsey Vlamis   


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Here are the economics of a Catalan secession from Spain

A Spanish commercial war would follow to take Catalonia out of the Spanish market, where Catalan go…

Alfons López Tena and Elisend…   


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Californians might vote in 2018 on taking steps to secession in a 'Calexit'

In the unlikely event Californians vote to approve the ballot measure put forth by Yes California, …

Melia Robinson   


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The man plotting California's secession quit and moved to Russia - here's what's next for the movement

Vollmer, a former professor at University of California, Berkeley, and a community organizer for ga…

Melia Robinson   


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Texas secession movement: Russia-linked Facebook group asked us to participate in anti-Clinton rallies

But the revelation that the Texas Nationalist Movement - which says its mission is to "secure and p…

Natasha Bertrand   


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Californians calling for secession from the US say they've opened an 'embassy' in Russia

Marinelli told Business Insider the resource center will educate Russian locals on Californian hist…

Melia Robinson   


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The California secession movement borrowed its name from a video game about the apocalypse

"Though appearing to be a benevolent entity of governance, the ability to control the land it claim…

Matt Weinberger   


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Californians are calling for a 'Calexit' from the US - here's how a secession could work

"A member of the California federal delegation to Washington would propose an Amendment to the U.S.…

Melia Robinson   


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Top EU Officials: Crimea Secession Vote Won't Be Recognized

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso and European Council President Herman Van Rompuya…

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The UN's Scathing Crimea Report Suggests Russia May Have Rigged Secession Vote

The delegation met with sources who claimed that there had been alleged cases of non-Ukrainian citi…

Harrison Jacobs