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Live updates: Trump says Republicans are ‘entitled’ to 5 new seats in redistricting Texas  The Washington Post What happens next in Texas redistricting and for Democrats facing civil arrest warrants  CNN Trump on Texas redistricting: ‘We are entitled to five more seats’  Politico Texas House issues arrest warrants for Democrats who left state to block congressional redistricting  The Texas Tribune Texas dispute highlights nation’s …

Texas governor threatens to remove Democrats who left state over Trump-backed redistricting Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. I am Tom Ambrose and I will be bringing you all the latest news lines over the next few hours. We start with the news that Republican Texas governor Greg Abbott has said he will begin trying to remove …

Texas Democrats to Leave State to Stop Republicans’ Redistricting Plan  The New York Times Texas House Democrats flee the state in bid to block GOP’s proposed congressional map  The Texas Tribune Texas Democrats head to Illinois to deny Republicans a quorum on redistricting  NBC News Will Texas be as ‘gerrymandered’ as California?  Fox News Texas Democrats leave the state to prevent quorum needed to …

Facebook Tweet Email Link A Texas House panel on Saturday advanced a new congressional map as state Republicans power ahead with a strategy backed by President Donald Trump to help the GOP maintain the US House majority in the 2026 midterms. The map, unveiled earlier this week, attempts to make five Democratic congressional seats more favorable to Republicans. Texas Republicans …

CEDARTOWN, Ga. — A federal receiver is on the hunt to recover $140 million lost in an alleged Ponzi scheme that benefited some Republicans in the top ranks of their party in Georgia and Alabama. He’s looking to claw back funds, including almost 1,000 political donations totaling more than $1 million, that often backed far-right Republican insurgents. Some of these …

Senior Republican lawmakers are condemning the decision of their party leader, Donald Trump, to fire the leading US labor market statistician after a report that showed the national economy added just 73,000 jobs – far fewer than expected – in July. The disappointing figures – coupled with a downward revision of the two previous months amounting to 258,000 fewer jobs …

2028 Republicans pick sides on Epstein Files  Axios Senate Democrats try to force DOJ to release Epstein files using little-known law  ABC News Senate Democrats seek Jeffrey Epstein files from Trump administration through obscure law  CNBC GOP House committee chair yet to issue a subpoena for Epstein files  The Washington Post Making America Epstein Again  The American Prospect Source link

House Republicans delay deposition with Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell  Axios Ghislaine Maxwell wants immunity or a pardon before congressional deposition  CBS News Comer says he will postpone Ghislaine Maxwell testimony  Politico Comer agrees to postpone Maxwell’s testimony to House on Epstein  The Hill Ghislaine Maxwell Subpoena Update as House Waits on Supreme Court  Newsweek Source link

In Tense Hearing, Texas Republicans Defend Redrawn Political Map  The New York Times Scoop: House Democrats try to stop a “nasty” internal battle in Texas after redistricting  Axios Why the proposed Texas congressional map may not be a lock to net five new GOP seats  The Texas Tribune Democrats say a GOP plan to redraw House districts in Texas harms Black and Hispanic …

Texas Republicans unveil redistricting map to expand GOP foothold by 5 seats  Houston Chronicle Texas Republicans Unveil Gerrymandered House Map, Trying to Please Trump  The New York Times Fox News Flash top headlines for July 30  foxnews.com Texas Republicans unveil congressional map that could gift them five seats  The Guardian New Texas congressional map will create 5 districts Trump carried by double digits  Politico Source …