Republicans in Texas are poised to become the first in the nation to redraw their maps at the president’s behest.
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The gerrymander would benefit the GOP and dilute Black and Brown voters’ power. The House may now decide its fate.
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I have been repeatedly subjected to chemical weapons. It’s torture by another name.
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Trump has previously said that disaster relief should fall to the states and that he hopes to eliminate FEMA altogether.
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Abbott is pushing to vacate seats of legislators who fled Texas to halt passage of a GOP-engineered congressional map.
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“When you can’t win fairly, you cheat, and that is exactly what this is,” a civil rights advocate said of Trump’s ploy.
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The case could end up in front of the Supreme Court — an opportunity that abortion opponents have been waiting for.
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Observers worry the move to restrict college access for undocumented students could spread nationally.
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The state legislature has repeatedly failed to enact measures like alert systems and funding for local data collection.
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Trump’s Justice Department gave political cover for Gov. Greg Abbott to mingle gerrymandering with disaster relief.
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Texas already leads the nation in hunger rates with more than 5 million residents facing food insecurity.
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A commonsense rule created building requirements for projects receiving federal funds. Trump revoked it twice.
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