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.
Democrat Eileen Higgins won the Miami mayor's race on Tuesday, defeating a Republican endorsed by President Donald Trump to end her party's nearly three-decade losing streak and give Democrats a boost in one of the last electoral battles ahead of the 2026 midterms.
The first of a series of powerful storms dumped heavy rain and swelled rivers in the Pacific Northwest on Tuesday, closing roads and prompting high water rescues.
The Justice Department can publicly release investigative materials from a sex trafficking case against Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime confidant of Jeffrey Epstein, a federal judge said on Tuesday.
President Donald Trump's former personal attorney, Alina Habba, resigned Monday as the top federal prosecutor for New Jersey, leaving the job after an appeals court said she had been serving in the post unlawfully.
