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The proposal may still change before lawmakers consider it further, and members of the committee may still refer new proposals for consideration throughout the entirety of the special session. At the moment, members of that committee are scheduled to discuss the proposed map during a meeting on Friday. Legislative Democrats, however, have suggested they could interrupt the broader process by …

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. Texas GOP lawmakers released their first draft of the state’s new congressional map Wednesday, proposing revamped district lines …

New Texas Congressional map will create five districts Trump carried by double digits  Politico Texas GOP’s redistricting plan alarms Democrats  The Hill How Newsom could redraw career ambitions  Politico Texas Democrats preparing state exodus to block GOP redistricting despite $500 daily fines  Fox News Texas Democrats are fundraising to potentially leave the state to block GOP-backed redistricting  The Texas Tribune Source link

Jeffries will meet with Texas Democrats amid congressional map battle  Politico Democrats Plan $20 Million Fund to Target Texas Republicans for Redistricting  The New York Times Texas Democrats are fundraising to potentially leave the state to block GOP-backed redistricting  The Texas Tribune Talarico: Trump, GOP trying to rig Texas election  The Hill Texas Senate Hearing on Congressional Redistricting  C-SPAN Source link

Ghislaine Maxwell seeks immunity in exchange for congressional testimony  Axios Maxwell offers to testify before Congress but with major conditions, including immunity  CNN Ghislaine Maxwell offers to testify before Congress on Jeffrey Epstein if she is pardoned  ABC News Ghislaine Maxwell threatens to dodge Epstein questions unless demands are met  Fox News Maxwell demands immunity after subpoena from House Oversight Committee  The Hill Source link

Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna of California endorsed progressive congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh Monday, calling the 26-year-old influencer “the absolute best that the Democratic party has to offer.”   “I’m thrilled to endorse Kat Abughazaleh,” Khanna said in a statement. “I look forward to working with Kat when she’s elected, so that together we can defeat Donald Trump’s inhumane agenda and …

Two Democratic Governors Say if Texas Redraws Congressional Maps, They May Too  The New York Times Texans, Democrats condemn GOP redistricting plans at first public hearing  The Texas Tribune Republicans want to game the next election. Could Democrats get ‘ruthless’ to respond?  CNN Democrats rally in Texas over Trump order to redraw districts: ‘The only way they can keep power is to cheat’  The …

Maxwell’s lawyer says she’s undecided on appearing for congressional testimony  Politico Trump administration news, latest on Epstein files, DOJ meeting with Ghislaine Maxwell | CNN Politics  CNN After Ghislaine Maxwell Interview, Concerns Mount Over Possibility of a Trump Pardon  The New York Times Live updates: Trump arrives in Scotland; DOJ interviews Jeffrey Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell  NBC News Live updates: Justice Department completes interview …

California Democrats led by Gov. Gavin Newsom may upend the state’s mandate for independently drawn political districts as part of a brewing, national political brawl over the balance of power in Congress and the fate of the aggressive, right-wing agenda of President Trump and the GOP. The effort being considered by state Democratic leaders is specifically intended to reduce the …

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. WASHINGTON — Before he called lawmakers back to Austin to redraw Texas’ congressional maps, Gov. Greg Abbott was …