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The Texas House of Representatives gave final passage on Wednesday to House Bill 4, a controversial Republican-backed proposal to redraw the state’s congressional maps and potentially add up to five new GOP-leaning districts. Entering Wednesday, the bill needed to pass two votes in the House to advance to the Senate. Each vote passed 88-52.  Before the final vote, lawmakers debated …

California Supreme Court rejects GOP effort to halt Newsom’s redistricting push  The Hill Obama Endorses Newsom’s Redistricting Proposal as a ‘Responsible Approach’  The New York Times California Supreme Court declines to stop Newsom’s redistricting plan  CBS News Over the long term, we shouldn’t have political gerrymandering in America, just a fair fight between Republicans and Democrats based on who’s got better ideas. But …

Texas redistricting live updates: Texas House approves GOP congressional map  Houston Chronicle Texas House Approves Redistricting Maps, Just as Trump Wanted  The New York Times Texas Dem abruptly leaves call with Newsom, other party members after being told she’s committing felony  Fox News Texas Republicans pass gerrymandered congressional map requested by Trump  The Guardian Even at the grocery store, Texas troopers don’t let Democrats …

Former President Barack Obama has waded into states’ efforts at rare mid-decade redistricting efforts, saying he agrees with California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s response to alter his state’s congressional maps, in the way of Texas redistricting efforts promoted by President Donald Trump aimed at shoring up Republicans’ position in next year’s elections. “I believe that Gov. Newsom’s approach is a responsible …

GOP states pour National Guard troops into D.C. as Trump tightens control  The Washington Post National Guard Troops in Washington Stick to Tourist Areas  The New York Times After Bondi touts weekend arrests in DC, mayor pushes back  ABC News DECLARING A CRIME EMERGENCY IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA  The White House (.gov) A look at D.C. crime stats as Trump and city leaders …

Rep. Nicole Collier, the Democratic state lawmaker who spent Monday night inside the Texas Capitol, is asking a court to let her exit the building, alleging she’s facing “illegal restraint by the government” after she was told she needs a police escort to leave. The Fort Worth lawmaker and dozens of other Democrats left Texas earlier this month to delay …

King Gavin is at it again! That’s the cry coming from Republicans across California as Newsom pushes the state Legislature to approve a November special election like none this state has ever seen. Voters would have the chance to approve a congressional map drawn by Democrats hoping to wipe out GOP-held seats and counter Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s Trump-driven redistricting. …

Facebook Tweet Email Link Democratic Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier is spending the night on the Texas House floor in protest after refusing a Republican demand to be placed under the watch of the state Department of Public Safety. When Texas House Democrats returned to the Capitol in Austin on Monday, after having fled the state earlier this month in …

The GOP spent millions supporting mail ballots. Now Trump’s attacking them again.  Politico Trump vows to end use of mail-in ballots ahead of 2026 midterm election  Reuters Trump’s remarkable statement against states’ rights  CNN Trump wants to stop states from voting by mail and using voting machines  NPR Fact-checking Trump’s claim the U.S. is the ‘only country’ that uses mail-in voting  PBS Source link

Joining forces from three other Republican-led states, the Mississippi National Guard will deploy 200 troops to Washington as part of the Trump administration’s ongoing federal policing and immigration overhaul in the nation’s capital. Trump District of Columbia U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Protective Services wait on a tow truck to take away a food truck on the National Mall, …