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A map of proposed plan for Texas' US Congressional Districts is seen at a public hearing on congressional redistricting in Austin

What happens next in Texas redistricting and for Democrats facing civil arrest warrants

By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Texas Republicans on Tuesday failed again to move forward with their redistricting efforts despite issuing civil arrest warrants for Democrats who fled the state to stop them. A day after authorizing the warrants against Democrats, Republican House Speaker Dustin Burrows said the Texas Department of Public Safety is “actively

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United Parcel Service and affiliates ordered to pay $1.7M in penalties for environmental violations

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – United Parcel Services, Inc., UPS Supply Chain Solutions, General Services, Inc., and UPS Supply Chain Solutions, Inc. (collectively “UPS”) has been ordered to pay $1.745 million as settlement in a civil lawsuit alleging unlawful disposal of hazardous waste and medical waste. Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin along with 44 District

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Rep. Mike Flood leaves a meeting in Longworth Building in Washington

‘How much does it cost for fascism?’: Tensions erupt at Nebraska GOP congressman’s town hall

By David Adkins, Alison Main, CNN (CNN) — Rep. Mike Flood faced a barrage of criticism at a packed town hall in Lincoln, Nebraska, Monday evening as constituents repeatedly confronted him over his support for President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” immigration policy and what they described as threats to democracy. It didn’t take long

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US Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer poses for a photograph in this undated handout image.

How Trump decided to fire a little-known statistician, sparking conspiracy theories about government data

By Jeff Zeleny, Alayna Treene, Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump was fuming about the July jobs report signaling a significant slowdown in the economy when he recalled one of his simmering resentments: the statistician overseeing the tabulation of the monthly figures was appointed by former President Joe Biden. Unlike Federal Reserve Chair

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