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US links $1.9 billion in state disaster funds to Israel boycott stance  Reuters FEMA to Deny Grants to States and Cities That Boycott Israeli Companies  The New York Times States that boycott Israeli companies will lose disaster relief funds, DHS says  Axios Trump Administration Issues New Warning to States Over Israel Boycotts  Newsweek Washington conditions disaster preparedness funds on rejection of Israel boycotts  The Times …

Grammy-winning artist Doechii is set to bring her newest North American tour to Washington state this year. The Live from the Swamp Tour kicks off Oct. 14 in Chicago before weaving across the country and ending in Seattle in November, according to her Aug. 4 Instagram post. Doechii announced the 12-stop tour during her Lollapalooza set on Aug. 2., NBC …

The coaches have weighed in on “who should start where” as the college football season opens, with Texas, Ohio State, Penn State, Georgia and Notre Dame filling the top five spots in the coaches’ preseason top 25 poll released Monday. It likely will not stay that way for long, as the No. 1 Longhorns will visit the No. 2 Buckeyes …

State Department to charge some travelers $10,000 bond to get visas  Politico State Department may require visa applicants to post bond of up to $15,000 to enter the US  AP News US could require up to $15,000 bonds for some tourist visas under pilot program  Reuters Some tourists and business travelers may face up to $15,000 bond to enter US  The Guardian Trump Administration …

Democratic state legislators fled Texas on Sunday in an attempt to deny a quorum to Republicans hoping to vote on a new congressional map that heavily favors the GOP even more than current districts.  “For two weeks, while families in the Hill Country mourned the loss of over 130 Texans in catastrophic floods, Democrats fought to make their relief the …

Facebook Tweet Email Link The brazen partisan redistricting underway in Texas, with Republicans attempting to entrench themselves in office and Democrats weighing a counter-offensive in blue states, was greenlit by the US Supreme Court six years ago. Chief Justice John Roberts, in an opinion for a 5-4 court, declared that federal judges could not review extreme partisan gerrymanders to determine …

SEPTA’s austerity version is set to launch in the early hours of Sunday, Aug. 24. The following Monday morning, the enormity of a 20% cut in transit service and a big fare increase will hit most SEPTA riders for the first time, including thousands of Philadelphia students on their first day of school. SEPTA warns of possible overcrowding on buses, …

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 flee state in effort to block GOP’s House map overhaul  The Washington Post Democrats flee Texas to block Republican redistricting map backed by Trump  BBC Texas Democrats flee state to prevent vote on redrawing congressional map  The Guardian Texas Democrats Leave State to Stop Republicans’ Redistricting Plan  The New York Times Gov. Greg Abbott threatens Texas House Democrats with removal from office …

Texas Democrats leave state in bid to block Trump-backed redistricting vote  Axios Will Texas be as ‘gerrymandered’ as California?  Fox News Texas Democrats leave the state to prevent vote on GOP-drawn congressional map  CNN Democrats flee Texas to block Republican redistricting map backed by Trump  BBC Texas Democrats head to Illinois to deny Republicans a quorum on redistricting  NBC News Source link