Texas House Democrats who left the state to prevent a vote on new congressional maps are returning, feeling they have raised awareness and sparked national backlash. They plan to reassess their strategies in private meetings, dependent on the actions of Governor Greg Abbott and House Speaker Dustin Burrows. Abbott has indicated he will call a second special session if the Democrats do not return by Friday. Matt Gagnon criticizes the Democrats’ actions as a stunt, arguing that the redistricting plan will eventually pass. He also criticizes both parties for their hypocrisy and underhanded tactics, emphasizing the need for better representation in government.
Melania Trump and Usha Vance took their first trip together, spending time in North Carolina on Wednesday with service members and their families to show appreciation for their service and sacrifice as the holidays approach.
Members of the Sackler family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma must pay billions of dollars to settle a flood of lawsuits over the harms of opioids, in a new deal formally approved by a federal bankruptcy judge on Tuesday.
The House voted overwhelmingly in favor of a bill Tuesday to force the Justice Department to publicly release its files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a remarkable display of approval for an effort that had struggled for months to overcome opposition from President Donald Trump and Republican leadership.
Internet infrastructure provider Cloudflare says it is deploying a fix for an issue that caused global outages for ChatGPT, social media platform X, transit infrastructure and other prominent internet services.
