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The major parties’ redistricting battle escalated this week, with lawmakers in the country’s two most populous states each taking a notable step toward a new congressional map ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. At President Trump’s urging, Republican legislators in Texas gave final approval early Saturday to lines that they hope will move five U.S. House seats to the GOP. California Democrats are acting in response, aiming to pick up five seats of their own. On Thursday they OK’d a ballot measure to ask their state’s voters to allow new congressional districts. So how exactly would the districts shift? The…

Watch CBS News Texas Republicans take victory lap after redistricting vote, Democrats vow to fight back; Minnesota hunting dog Bruno chases down foul balls Source link

Politics / August 22, 2025 Two family members have been released, but 20-year-old Allison Bustillo-Chinchilla has been held at Georgia’s infamous Stewart Detention Center since February. Ad Policy An agent of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) waits in a hallway on July 17, 2025.(Charly Triballeau / AFP) In late February, in Charlotte, North Carolina, unidentified federal agents burst into a home, without a warrant in hand, apparently looking for an undocumented immigrant whom they had on their snatch list. He had recently moved into another apartment in the building, and 20-year-old Allison Bustillo-Chinchilla, the oldest of four siblings in the…

Washington — As Russia’s war in Ukraine rages on despite high-level meetings to discuss a possible path to peace, CBS News has learned that Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, issued a directive weeks ago to the U.S. intelligence community ordering that all information regarding the Russia-Ukraine peace negotiations not be shared with U.S.-allied intelligence partners. The memo, dated July 20 and signed by Gabbard, directed agencies to not share information with the so-called Five Eyes, the post-World War II intelligence alliance comprising the U.S., U.K., Canada, Australia and New Zealand, multiple U.S. intelligence officials told CBS News. They spoke…

Tropical Storm Fernand has formed in the Atlantic Ocean southeast of Bermuda, forecasters said Saturday. Fernand is the sixth named storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, and it comes on the heels of Hurricane Erin, which formed in a similar area on Aug. 15. As of 5 p.m. Eastern Time Saturday, Fernand was located about 405 miles south-southeast of Bermuda with maximum sustained winds of 40 miles per hour, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said. It was moving north at 15 mph.    A satellite image of Tropical Storm Fernand at 5:10 p.m. Eastern Time on Aug. 23, 2025.  NOAA/NESDIS/STAR Maps…

A selection of Kia EV6 sedans, which are fully electric vehicles, are displayed at a dealership, Friday, July 18, 2025, in Manchester, N.H. Charles Krupa/AP hide caption toggle caption Charles Krupa/AP The clock is ticking on the federal EV tax credit for electric vehicle purchases, worth up to $7,500. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act eliminated the credit, which expires Sept. 30. But this week the IRS clarified that the deadline has a little bit of flexibility. Specifically, as long as a shopper enters a binding contract to buy a vehicle before Sept. 30, the purchase can qualify for the…

Ghislaine Maxwell interview transcripts released by Justice Department – CBS News Watch CBS News The Justice Department released transcripts of Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche’s two-day interview with convicted sex trafficker and Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell. Nikole Killion has details. Source link

August 22, 2025 Party building vs. candidate addiction has never been more urgent. Ad Policy Ken Martin, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, speaks during a press conference with Texas Democrats at the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades union hall on August 5, 2025, in Aurora, Illinois. (Scott Olson / Getty Images) DNC Chair Ken Martin has proposed nine reforms for consideration by the approximately 450 members at the upcoming meeting on August 27. Most importantly, Martin is proposing a resolution stating that the DNC is “committed to eliminating unlimited corporate and dark money in our presidential nominating…

Five people are dead after a tour bus with more than 50 passengers lost control and rolled over on a major highway in western New York on Friday, state police said. The bus was traveling back to New York City from Niagara Falls, police said. It was going eastbound on the New York State Thruway near Pembroke, around 30 miles northeast of Buffalo and 40 miles southeast of Niagara Falls.”For unknown reasons, the vehicle lost control, went into the median, over-corrected and ended up in the ditch” on the side of the road, state Trooper James O’Callaghan said. The bus was…

Kilmar Abrego Garcia was released from Putnam County Jail in Tennessee on Friday and has been reunited with his family while he awaits trial, according to his attorney. It’s the latest development in the case of a man who was mistakenly removed from the U.S. to an El Salvador prison where he alleges he was tortured. Initially detained by immigration officials in March before being sent to El Salvador, Abrego Garcia returned to the U.S. in June to face criminal charges that were filed in Tennessee. The Justice Department has accused him of smuggling and gang membership, allegations his family denies. He pleaded not…