Texas Democrats meet with Massachusetts governor amid redistricting fight
The lawmakers fled the Lone Star State to prevent a vote on the Republican led legislature's effort to redraw congressional districts.
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The lawmakers fled the Lone Star State to prevent a vote on the Republican led legislature's effort to redraw congressional districts.
Abbott filed an emergency petition with the Texas Supreme Court to have Rep. Gene Wu, D-Houston, the Democratic Caucus Chair, removed from office.
The House is going to meet again Friday afternoon in an attempt to make quorum.
The DOJ published a list of "sanctuary" jurisdictions, vowing to sue them for limiting cooperation with federal immigration agents.
The House Oversight Committee issued subpoenas to Bill and Hillary Clinton and former Justice Department officials for testimony about Jeffrey Epstein.
Texas Democratic State Rep. Venton Jones discusses his decision to leave Texas and travel to Chicago to break quorum. "I received a ton of emails and a ton of phone calls from my constituents that this is just a bridge too far as far as this power grab that we're seeing," said Jones. "This isn't because Texans wanted it. This was at the request of the President to steal power, and you know, through premature redistricting."
Republican Texas Rep. Mitch Little of Lewisville discusses House Democrats breaking quorum during the special session at the Texas Capitol.
Appellate Attorney David Coale of Dallas discusses Governor Greg Abbott's threat to remove Texas House Democrats from office if they didn't show up to today's House session.
Three Democrats who fled Texas to block a GOP effort to redraw congressional maps told CBS News they'll stay out of the state for at least two weeks.
Border agents have been directed to stop deporting migrants under President Trump's ban on asylum claims, lifting a sweeping policy that had effectively closed the U.S. asylum system to many migrants, two officials told CBS News.
Gov. Greg Abbott said he's ordered the Texas DPS to "locate, arrest and return to the House chamber any member who has abandoned their duty to Texans."
A CBS News review of three of DOGE's largest cuts claimed so far found actual savings of 3% of what was claimed.
Texas Republican lawmakers returned to the Capitol without Democrats, who fled to block a vote on a GOP-drawn congressional map.
The State Department said in a notice that it is launching a "visa bond pilot program" that aims to curb overstays for visitors who come to the U.S. for business or tourism.
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says possible new locations include Arizona, Nebraska and Louisiana.
