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Texas House Democrats Relent and Head Home

Texas House Democrats Relent and Head Home

Texas House Democrats will end their weeks-long standoff and return to Austin, clearing the way for Republicans to pass a new congressional redistricting map that could add up to five more GOP seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.The Democrats fled the state to New York and Illinois in an…
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Homeless Person Tries to Rob Harmeet Dhillon in DC

Homeless Person Tries to Rob Harmeet Dhillon in DC

Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division Harmeet Dhillon says a homeless man attempted to steal her phone Tuesday afternoon while she was walking near the Department of Justice.Dhillon had just finished an appointment and was returning to the DOJ when the man — described as “malodorous” and “not…
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Texas Senate Officially Passes New Congressional Map

Texas Senate Officially Passes New Congressional Map

The Republican-controlled Texas Senate passed a new congressional redistricting map Tuesday that could create up to five additional GOP-leaning U.S. House seats ahead of the 2026 midterms.The 19–2 party-line vote came after nine of the chamber’s 11 Democrats staged a walkout, leaving the floor nearly empty. The maps now move…
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