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FBI Steps Into Texas Redistricting Battle As Democrats Flee State To Block GOP Plan

FBI agents have been deployed in San Antonio and Austin to locate the missing lawmakers, although the FBI itself declined to comment on the details of the operation.

International Business Times

Cornyn says FBI will help locate absent Texas Democrats, but scope of feds’ role unclear

The Republican senator, who is facing a tough primary challenge, previously asked FBI Director Kash Patel for the agency’s help in tracking down the House lawmakers.

The Texas Tribune

At the Races: Have we heard this song before? - Roll Call

Catch up on the political news of the past week in the latest At the Races newsletter, including campaign announcements and redistricting.

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Trump Backs FBI Intervention As Texas Republicans Hunt Democrats Amid Quorum Crisis

Texas Republicans are escalating their efforts to apprehend Democratic lawmakers who fled the state to block a controversial redistricting plan that could hand the GOP five additional seats in Congress.

Benzinga

Trump’s plan to ‘hunt down’ Texas Democrats goes horribly wrong as Chicago hotel gets bomb threat and evacuation

It's almost as if you should be careful what you say.

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Bomb threat forces Texas redistrict-fighting Democrats to flee again — this time from Illinois hotel

Gov. JB Pritzker says ‘Threats of violence will be investigated and those responsible will be held accountable’

The Independent UK

America’s Most Wanted: Texas senator calls on FBI director Kash Patel to hunt down ‘fleeing’ Democrats

GOP accuses missing Texas Democrats of ‘bribery’ to justify rounding them up for blocking votes on gerrymandered congressional map

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Wesley Hunt tests waters of a Senate bid, setting up possible heavyweight primary with Cornyn and Paxton

The Houston Republican’s case rests on the notion that Sen. John Cornyn cannot win the primary and his challenger, Attorney General Ken Paxton, could jeopardize the seat in November.

The Texas Tribune

Democrats just got their dream candidate in North Carolina. Here are four other Senate seats likely to flip

NEWS ANALYSIS: Can anyone step up in Maine against Susan Collins? A blood feud risks Republicans losing Texas and Michigan’s Senate race becomes a referendum on Gaza, Eric Garcia writes

The Independent UK

Texas Democrats leave state in bid to stop new congressional map - Roll Call

Democratic members of the Texas state legislature left the state Sunday to try to block Republicans from redrawing the congressional map.

Roll Call

First Epstein files, now Trump finds himself in another rift with GOP — this time on Gaza

NEWS ANALYSIS: Trump saying there’s ‘real starvation’ in Gaza has not led to a change of heart from most Republicans in the final bastion of conservative foreign policy in Washington, Eric Garcia writes

The Independent UK

Architect Of Project 2025 To Challenge Sen. Lindsey Graham In South Carolina GOP Primary: 'Time To Show Him The Door'

Paul Dans, one of the architects of Project 2025, is set to challenge Sen. Lindsey Graham in the South Carolina GOP primary election next year

Latin Times

Shuttle Discovery's Texas transfer launches cost concerns - Roll Call

Texas GOP Sen. John Cornyn argues moving the shuttle to a site near Houston's Johnson Space Center would right an "egregious wrong.”

Roll Call

Finally, Democrats are fighting back: How Trump-Epstein and redistricting have ignited a revolt

ANALYSIS: Everyone from progressives to centrists are throwing punches as Republicans flail, Eric Garcia writes

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Three Toss-up races headline new Senate ratings for 2026 - Roll Call

The universe of competitive Senate races remains small after new ratings by Inside Elections, and that's good news for Republicans.

The Texas Tribune

Cornyn calls for special counsel investigation into Obama’s handling of 2016 Russia probe

The Texas senator maintains that Russia did meddle in the 2016 election but that there was no collusion between the Kremlin and the Trump campaign.

The Independent UK

The Latest: Justice Department to meet with Epstein’s former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell

According to a person familiar with the matter, Justice Department officials are set to meet with Ghislaine Maxwell, the imprisoned girlfriend of financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein

Roll Call

Senate Judiciary advances nominees, duels over Epstein - Roll Call

The committee advanced the selection of a former Fox News host for a federal prosecutor post along with six other U.S. attorney nominees.

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The Independent UK

Senate even more afraid of Trump-Epstein fallout than Mike Johnson’s House is: ‘We’ve got enough to do’

ANALYSIS: Senate Republicans would rather focus on nominees and spending bills. They might not have a choice but to deal with Epstein

The Independent UK

Why two justices could hand Republicans their own ‘Ginsburg moment’ next year

NEWS ANALYSIS: Two aging conservatives on the bench have given no indications of their plans to retire, leaving some on the right worried about 2026, writes John Bowden

Roll Call

4 takeaways from second-quarter fundraising reports - Roll Call

The second quarter brought more big fundraising hauls for House Republicans and millions more for the most vulnerable Senate Democrat.

The Texas Tribune

Trump defends federal government’s response to Hill Country floods during Texas visit

The president met with state and local officials, who praised the White House response, and lashed out at a question on whether aid and rescue efforts occurred fast enough.

Latin Times

Ken Paxton's Chances of Unseating John Cornyn in Wake of Alleged Affair-Driven Divorce, According to the Betting Market

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's lead over Sen. John Cornyn to be the Republican candidate for Senate dropped following Paxton's alleged affair-driven divorce.

The Texas Tribune

Sen. John Cornyn outraises AG Ken Paxton by $1 million in first three months of Senate primary matchup

Cornyn will need to use his deep coffers to overcome an early polling deficit to Paxton, who is looking to deny the GOP incumbent’s bid for a fifth term.

Reason

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