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Things to know about legislator walkouts as Texas Democrats flee state over a high-stakes map vote

Texas Democrats are fleeing the state Sunday in an effort to keep Republicans from approving a new U.S. House map that could boost their slim congressional majority next year

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Texas House Democrats flee the state in bid to block GOP’s proposed congressional map

The lawmakers’ absence means the lower chamber won’t have enough members present to function, stalling passage of a draft map Democrats have condemned as a political power grab.

The Texas Tribune

Trump confessed ear injury was ‘not too bad’ at RNC despite wearing oversized bandage, Congressman says

The then-presidential nominee reportedly told Florida Congressman Byron Donalds that doctors had advised him to keep the bandage on

The Independent UK

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‘How much longer’: Adam Kinzinger is waiting for the moment Republicans realize they’ve mortgaged America’s future

Stockholm syndrome runs too deep in the GOP for escape.

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MTG hints that she might be finished with the GOP: ‘I don’t know if the Republican Party is leaving me’

Georgia firebrand recently broke from her party to condemn Israel’s ‘genocide’ in Gaza – one of the few positions she’s taken in opposition to her party

The Independent UK

MTG Continues Break From GOP: 'The Course That It's On, I Don't Want To Have Anything To Do With It'

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) is reportedly distancing herself from the Republican Party, citing discontent with its current direction.

Benzinga

In draft congressional map, Texas Republicans bet big that gains with Latino voters will persist

The plan increases the share of Hispanic voters in three of the five districts targeted by the GOP, banking that enough will turn out and vote for Republicans without Donald Trump on the ballot.

The Texas Tribune

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The simple way Democrats should talk about Trump and Epstein

The scandal has haunted the president in part because of a truth voters already feel: Republicans protect elites

The Guardian - US

Texas’ proposed congressional map dismantles districts flagged by DOJ

The Department of Justice said four districts unconstitutionally combined Black and Hispanic voters, a charge the state disputes. If the proposed map passes, two will still be multiracial.

The Texas Tribune

The world’s richest man just got caught funding Trump’s operation while simultaneously planning to destroy the GOP from within

Money talks, "criticism" walks.

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Texas House panel advances redrawn congressional map that would add more GOP seats

The new district lines could be considered by the entire state House as soon as early next week.

The Texas Tribune

First three fiscal 2026 appropriations bills pass Senate - Roll Call

The Senate passed its first fiscal 2026 spending bills, making up for lost time in the long-delayed process before preparing to leave town.

Roll Call

Gavin Newsom may call special election to redraw California congressional maps

Governor announces possible move as Democrat-led states seek to respond to planned Texas redistricting

The Guardian - US

These states could redraw their House maps before the 2026 elections - Roll Call

Here’s a rundown of the states that could redraw their congressional maps ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

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Why the proposed Texas congressional map may not be a lock to net five new GOP seats

The new proposed lines would also prevent few, if any, opportunities for Democrats hoping that an aggressive gerrymander could backfire on Republicans.

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RNC Chair Michael Whatley announces Senate bid in North Carolina - Roll Call

RNC Chair Michael Whatley kicked off his campaign against former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper for North Carolina’s open Senate seat.

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Texas AG Ken Paxton has chilling threat to Democrats trying to stop GOP redistricting efforts

When law enforcement can be weaponized, it only benefits those in charge.

The Texas Tribune

Draft Texas congressional map pits Democratic incumbents against each other, spelling possible primary clashes

Multiple Democratic members have been packed into blue districts in Austin, Dallas and Houston to make way for newly crafted Republican districts in those areas.

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At the Races: A summer of decisions - Roll Call

Catch up on the political news of the past week in the latest At the Races newsletter, including retirements and new campaign launches.

The Independent UK

Megyn Kelly says Trump risks alienating women voters if he pardons Diddy: ‘This will not help’

Conservative podcast host said Trump supporters would perceive a pardon as though he was covering-up for another abuser in the wake of the Epstein Files drama

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Republicans, appropriators dominate House earmarks - Roll Call

House Republicans have sprinkled their fiscal 2026 appropriations bills with more home-district projects than they did last year.

The Independent UK

Trump’s baby savings accounts are just a ‘back door to privatizing Social Security,’ treasury secretary admits

Democrats seized on the comment as a signal that Republicans want to privatize Social Security—an unpopular GOP idea that was floated 20 years ago and swiftly abandoned

The Texas Tribune

Texas GOP once again tries to ban local governments from hiring lobbyists in Austin

Critics of the bill say the state’s smallest cities and school districts will be silenced at the Capitol.

The Texas Tribune

Texas Senate once again tries to give the attorney general authority to prosecute election crimes

The Texas Tribune

Newsom will move to redraw California map if Texas redistricts, teeing up national fight

The governor plans to go through the Legislature to usher in a map with more Democratic seats if Texas tilts its map to the right, according to a person with knowledge of Newsom’s thinking.

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