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The battle over redistricting in Texas has been one of the biggest stories in politics over the past week. Republicans in the Lone Star State are hoping to approve new congressional maps that could secure the GOP five additional seats in the House of Representatives if they’re in place in time for the 2026 midterms. That plan is stalled at …

What can the FBI do in Texas redistricting fight? Not much, experts say.  The Washington Post Opinion | What Greg Abbott and the Texas GOP can learn from Wisconsin in 2011  The Washington Post Party of ‘crazies’: Dems comply with outrageous redistricting stunts due to primary threats, state rep says  Fox News Paxton and Cornyn, facing off for Senate, use their official powers …

Inside Democrats’ risky gambit to ‘fight fire with fire’ over election maps  The Washington Post Opinion | What Greg Abbott and the Texas GOP can learn from Wisconsin in 2011  The Washington Post Paxton and Cornyn, facing off for Senate, use their official powers in Texas redistricting fight  CNN Party of ‘crazies’: Dems comply with outrageous redistricting stunts due to primary threats, state …

A school board meeting in Redlands, California, devolved into name-calling and Nazi comparisons this week amid a heated argument over a board member’s social media activity. Candy Olson — part of the board’s conservative-voting majority — has hit “like” on Instagram carousels of images that include racist and antisemitic memes, according to screenshots collected by a group of parents. More …

UFC FIGHT NIGHT: DOLIDZE vs HERNANDEZ takes place Saturday, August 9 in Las Vegas and will be available on ESPN, ESPN Deportes, and ESPN+ (English and Spanish). The prelims will air at 6pm ET/3pm PT, followed by the main card airing at 9pm ET/6pm PT. Main event scheduled for five rounds. All other bouts scheduled for three rounds. UFC Fight …

Paddy Pimblett is still holding out hope he gets to fight Ilia Topuria for the UFC lightweight title. “The Baddy” recently visited Las Vegas to cheer on teammate Nathan Fletcher at UFC Vegas 108 — a fight Fletcher lost to Rinya Nakamura in the first round. Prior to heading home, Pimblett provided an update on where things are with a …

SPOILER ALERT: This interview contains spoilers for Season 2 Part 1 of “Wednesday.” “Wednesday” is back, and this time, so is the Addams family. In Season 2 of the hit Netflix series, Wednesday (Jenna Ortega) returns to Nevermore Academy flanked by her relatives: her younger brother, Pugsley (Isaac Ordonez), who is now a fellow student, and her parents, Morticia (Catherine …

Democratic Texas Rep. Gene Wu, center, speaks with the media following a press conference with other Texas House Democrats and Democratic members of Congress at the Democratic Party in Warrenville, Ill., Monday, Aug. 4. Nam Y. Huh/AP hide caption toggle caption Nam Y. Huh/AP Texas Democrats who fled the state this week intend to “kill and end” a “corrupt” special …

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. ST. CHARLES, Illinois — If Gov. Greg Abbott is determined to pass a gerrymandered congressional map, Texas Democrats …

Trump Escalates a Fight Over How to Measure Merit in American Education  The New York Times Trump orders colleges to prove they don’t consider race in admissions  AP News Trump to require universities to hand over admissions data on race  NBC News Trump plans to force new disclosure of college admissions data  Politico Ensuring Transparency in Higher Education Admissions  The White House (.gov) Source link