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A decade and a half after California voters stripped lawmakers of the ability to draw the boundaries of congressional districts, Gov. Gavin Newsom and fellow Democrats are pushing to take that partisan power back. The redistricting plan taking shape in Sacramento and headed toward voters in November could shift the Golden State’s political landscape for at least six years, if …

Congressional Democrats Move to End Trump’s Control of D.C. Police  The New York Times White House fires back as Trump’s use of DC police for crime crackdown is placed in the crosshairs by Dems  Fox News Trump Depicted Youth Crime in D.C. as Rampant. Here’s What the Data Shows.  The New York Times How the White House’s claims about D.C. homelessness compare to …

Texas Democrats Will Return Home, Allowing Vote on Congressional Map  The New York Times Obama praises Democrats who fled Texas redistricting vote as ‘inspiring’  Fox News Texas Democrats set plan to end nearly 2-week walkout over Republicans’ redraw of US House maps  AP News Texas Democrats get boost from Obama for blocking GOP redistricting plan  ABC News Texas Democrats signal they are ready to …

Poll: California voters back independent congressional maps, complicating Gavin Newsom’s redistricting push  Politico Newsom’s California redistricting push sets up a standoff with Republican-led opposition  CNN Newsom says California to draw congressional maps to ‘END TRUMP PRESIDENCY’  ABC News California Democrats prepare redistricting effort to counter Texas GOP  CBS News Newsom announces ‘Liberation Day’ event in gerrymandering fight  The Hill Source link

Bessent says he’ll push to end congressional stock trading  Politico Bessent rips Pelosi, calls for single-stock trading ban in Congress  The Hill Plenty of Room for Lawmakers to Profit Under Proposed Stock Ban  The American Prospect Columnist Olin Rose-Bardawil: Are members of Congress public servants?  Daily Hampshire Gazette Editorial: Ban stock trading by members of Congress  Orlando Sentinel Source link

Aug. 12 (UPI) — The Texas Senate voted 19-2 along party lines on Tuesday to approve a congressional redistricting map that is identical to a version in the Texas House. The measure, Senate Bill 4, redraws the state’s U.S. House of Representatives districts. Nine of the 11 Democrats in the Texas Senate walked out immediately before the chamber voted to …

Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story. See our AI policy, and give us feedback. Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. The Texas Senate approved new congressional lines on Tuesday in a rare mid-decade redistricting effort that could aid …

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Republican leaders said Tuesday that they were prepared to end their stalemated special session and immediately begin another standoff with Democrats in the GOP’s efforts to redraw congressional maps as directed by President Donald Trump. It’s the latest indication that Trump’s push to redraw congressional maps ahead of the 2026 midterm elections will become an …

After failing to reach a quorum in the Texas House on Monday, Gov. Greg Abbott confirmed what Republican lawmakers have been saying — that beyond efforts to add five GOP congressional seats in the Lone Star State, there have been discussions about seeking to add as many as three more.  In an exclusive interview with CBS News Texas Monday, Governor …

Washington — Just over a year ago, federal judges, defenders and a group of lawyers who represent criminal indigent defendants gathered at the U.S. courthouse in Baltimore to hear federal Judge Myron Thompson give an address. Thompson, who sits on the district court in Alabama, and the others were there to commemorate the 60th anniversary of passage of the Criminal …