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Texas Democrats are tearing up “permission slips” they signed in order to leave the chamber, joining state representative Nicole Collier ahead of Wednesday’s vote on the controversial Texas congressional redistricting maps. The slips are part of new surveillance protocols set by Texas Republicans in the house chamber, stating that Democrats would “be granted written permission to leave only after agreeing …

Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc said Sunday that “we’re prepared to stick around and do the work needed” despite having left Washington without a new trade deal amid increased tariffs from President Trump. “We believe there’s a great deal of common ground between the United States and Canada in terms of building two strong economies that work well together,” LeBlanc …