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California Republicans sue to pause Newsom’s redistricting effort  Axios Republicans sue to block Newsom’s fast-track California redistricting plan  The Guardian Trump’s redistricting war heats up as Texas, California feuds escalate  Axios Gavin Newsom thanks you for your attention to redistricting  CNN Speaker Johnson vows to fight California Democrats’ ‘illegal power grab’  The Hill Source link

California Republicans File Suit Seeking to Block Newsom Redistricting Plan  The New York Times Johnson Says Newsom Is Insulting Voters by Letting Them Vote  New York Magazine Here are the 5 GOP House seats that could be wiped out with Newsom’s California redistricting plan  Fox News How will California’s congressional gerrymander attempt play out in the long run?  CalMatters Gavin’s tit-for-tat move: Proposes special …

WASHINGTON (AP) — A year after being lauded for its plan to replace thousands of aging, gas-powered mail trucks with a mostly electric fleet, the U.S. Postal Service is facing congressional attempts to strip billions in federal EV funding. In June, the Senate parliamentarian blocked a Republican proposal in a major tax-and-spending bill to sell off the agency’s new electric …

Facebook Tweet Email Link Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday called a second special session to push through a redrawing of congressional maps to secure up to five more Republican seats in the US House. Unlike the first special session, the new 30-day session may end with the GOP-friendly maps being passed. Texas House Democrats who fled the state to …

Karen Wagner, left, speaks with Rep. Mike Flood before a town hall at Kimball Recital Hall on campus at the University of Nebraska Lincoln in Lincoln, Nebraska, on August 4, 2025. AP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption AP/Getty Images The August recess is a time for Congress to put in face time at home, meet with constituents and maybe lay …

CHICAGO (AP) — Texas Democrats on Thursday moved closer to ending a nearly two-week walkout that has blocked the GOP’s redrawing of U.S. House maps before the 2026 election and put them under escalating threats by Republicans back home. The Democrats announced they will return provided that Texas Republicans end a special session and California releases its own redrawn map …

Facebook Tweet Email Link As California Democrats prepare to try to redraw the state’s congressional maps in response to a Republican-led effort in Texas, a patchwork coalition is forming to stop them. It includes former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, a longtime advocate of nonpartisan redistricting; Charles Munger Jr., the son of the late billionaire Berkshire Hathaway vice chairman; various state and …

Proponent of Medicaid cuts set to brief House Republicans as they plot another megabill  Politico ‘Big, Beautiful Bill 2.0’ Underway? House GOP Enthusiastic, Senate GOP Hesitant: Report  Benzinga GOP senators want nothing to do with Mike Johnson’s latest plan: report  rawstory.com GOP senators warn proposed Republican megabill might do more ‘damage’ than good  Irish Star House GOP Leadership Considering Second Megabill  Meridian Magazine Source link

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s Senate on Tuesday advanced a $47.6 billion state budget for 2025-26 that holds spending flat, as well as a two-year, $1.2 billion transportation plan opposed by Democrats to fund mass transit operations and repairs to rural roads. The transportation measure would draw from money designated for ongoing and planned transit capital projects in the Public Transportation Trust …

Texas Republicans dare Democrats to stay out of state another month  The Washington Post Texas Senate passes Republican-drawn gerrymandered map as House Democrats continue to deny quorum – live updates  The Guardian TribCast: Will 13 Democrats be expelled from the Texas House?  The Texas Tribune Gov. Abbott says Republicans are considering expanding GOP congressional seats being sought beyond the 5 already proposed  CBS News …