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.
A Minnesota man who pounded on Democratic lawmakers' doors in the middle of the night while posing as a police officer, killing the state House speaker and her husband and wounding a state senator and his wife, pleaded guilty to murder Thursday so that federal prosecutors would not seek the death penalty.
The opening of a Canadian-U.S. bridge across the Detroit River that President Donald Trump previously threatened to block was delayed on Thursday due to unresolved issues.
Rising gas prices pushed inflation to its highest level in three years last month, a headache for the Federal Reserve and a potential political challenge for the Trump administration as midterm elections near.
