Bomb threat prompts evacuation at Chicago hotel where some Texas Democrats are staying

Some of the Texas Democrats who left the state in protest of a redistricting bill were temporarily evacuated Wednesday from their Chicago-area hotel after a bomb threat, according to police and lawmakers.

The House Democratic caucus confirmed that a threat had been made, as did Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker. Pritzker said in a statement that "threats of violence will be investigated and those responsible will be held accountable" and that he had instructed Illinois state police to investigate.

Pritzker told reporters later Wednesday that "a right-wing podcaster who took a video of where they're staying, posted it, put a map up to point to exactly what hotel they're at."