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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott filed a lawsuit on Tuesday to remove one of the state’s House Democratic leaders, Rep. Gene Wu, calling him “the ringleader” of the dozens of Democratic lawmakers who left the state in an effort to block a redistricting vote. Abbott filed the emergency petition with the Texas Supreme Court to have Wu, who represents Houston and serves as Democratic caucus chair, removed from office. On Sunday, the governor had threatened to seek Democratic lawmakers’ removal from office if they did not attend a Monday afternoon House session.”They have not returned and have not met the quorum…

The Department of Justice building is seen on July 20, 2025 in Washington, D.C. The House Oversight Committee has issued a subpoena to the DOJ for files related to its investigation of Jeffrey Epstein. Eric Lee/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Eric Lee/Getty Images The House Oversight Committee has subpoenaed the Department of Justice for records related to its investigation of convicted sex-offender Jeffrey Epstein and his longtime associate Ghislaine Maxwell. The subpoena, one of 11 formally issued on Tuesday, calls for “all documents and communications relating or referring to” Epstein and Maxwell, including information contained in their respective court…

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The United States is changing in ways that are leaving many people afraid. What could improve the chances of rebalancing power among the branches of government and advancing that to multiracial democracy? The answer is worker organizing, say Alex Han and Tarso Luís Ramos. When we look at the history of U-turns from democratic backsliding to democratic revival, the success rate generally is about 50 percent, says Ramos. Where there is active, vibrant union participation, the odds go up to over 80 percent. So what is holding labor back?I sat down with Ramos and Han at a conference on working-class…

President Trump fired five of the eight members of Puerto Rico’s Financial Oversight Management Board, which oversees the U.S. territory’s budget plan. The island has been trying to find its way to fiscal solvency after struggling with its debt for years. Mr. Trump dismissed the board’s chairman Arthur J. Gonzalez, Cameron McKenzie, Betty A. Rosa, Juan A. Sabater, and Luis A. Ubiñas, leaving only two board members in place, in addition to one appointed by the Puerto Rican governor, CBS News confirmed, according to a White House official. This was first reported by Breitbart.Four of the fired members were appointed by…

Canadian wildfire smoke impacts U.S. How Canadian wildfire smoke is impacting parts of the U.S. 03:07 Smoke from Canadian wildfires is causing air quality concerns for millions of Americans in the Midwest and Northeast.  Air quality alerts were in effect Tuesday in several states, including Michigan and New York. New York City and Detroit ranked among the 10 cities around the world with the worst air quality on Tuesday, according to IQAir.Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Pennsylvania and New Jersey also had active alerts, according to the National Weather Service. Map shows air quality alerts in effect Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 5, 2025.…

A Social Security Administration office building is seen on March 6 in Nashville, Tenn. George Walker IV/AP hide caption toggle caption George Walker IV/AP Phone calls to local Social Security offices are currently being rerouted to other field offices — often to staff who don’t have jurisdiction over the caller’s case, employees say. Disability advocates and experts warn this is making it harder for people to get help. The latest change is part of the Social Security Administration’s ongoing efforts to bring down wait times for phone services. In a statement to NPR, a spokesperson for the agency said that…

Washington — The House Oversight Committee issued subpoenas Tuesday to a slew of former attorneys general and FBI directors, as well as former President Bill Clinton, for testimony about the case involving convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.The subpoenas seeking depositions from the former Justice Department officials were issued after Republicans and Democrats on a House Oversight subcommittee approved measures to authorize the demands last month as part of efforts by Congress to obtain more information about Epstein. House investigators also issued a subpoena to Attorney General Pam Bondi for documents related to the Justice Department’s investigation into Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell,…

Politics / August 5, 2025 A gerrymandering fight reveals how far Trump will go to avoid electoral accountability. Ad Policy Members of the Texas Department of Public Safety inside the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas, on Monday, August 4, 2025. Texas Governor Greg Abbott ordered the arrest of Democratic lawmakers who left the state to block a controversial vote on new congressional maps.(Sergio Flores / Bloomberg via Getty Images) The small-d democratic logic of an argument made by Texas state Representative Ann Johnson—who, with her Democratic colleagues in the state legislature, has left Texas in order to prevent Republican…

new video loaded: Why the G.O.P. Isn’t Doing Many Town HallsBy Annie Karni, Gabriel Blanco, Nikolay Nikolov and Claire Hogan•August 5, 2025The booing started in seconds at Representative Mike Flood’s town hall in Lincoln, Neb. Annie Karni, a congressional correspondent for The New York Times, reports from the auditorium after the Republican congressman’s town hall, which she said was one of the most raucous political events she’s ever witnessed.Recent episodes in PoliticsShow more videos from Politics Source link