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Texas State Rep. Gina Hinojosa launches Democratic bid for governor

Wednesday, October 15 by ABC News

(TEXAS) -- One of the Texas Democrats who attempted to block Republican efforts to redraw the state's congressional maps mid-decade is looking to bring that fighting spirit to the governor’s mansion.Austin-area state Rep. Gina Hinojosa, a Democrat, on Tuesday launched a bid to unseat... Read More.

Democratic senators want investigation into Noem’s TSA video that blamed Democrats for the shutdown

Wednesday, October 15 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Democratic senators are alleging that the Department of Homeland Security potentially violated the Hatch Act by asking airports across the country to play a video featuring DHS Secretary Kristi Noem blaming Democrats for the impacts of the government shutdown."This appears to be a... Read More.

Trump vows federal ‘surge’ in more American cities to combat crime

Wednesday, October 15 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump, speaking in the Oval Office on Wednesday alongside FBI Director Kash Patel, said his administration is going to "go into other cities" to combat crime."We're going to have a surge of strong, good people, patriots. And they’re going to... Read More.

What to know about Trump administration’s $20B bailout for Argentina

Wednesday, October 15 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump's $20 billion bailout of Argentina's economy has raised red flags in the U.S., especially among American farmers desperate for help dealing with a crop crisis triggered by his trade war with China.Argentina's President Javier Milei met with Trump and... Read More.

House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan calls on Jack Smith to testify over Trump investigations

Tuesday, October 14 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The House Judiciary Committee wants former special counsel Jack Smith to testify before the panel behind closed doors about his investigations into President Donald Trump.Committee Chairman Jim Jordan on Tuesday requested an interview by Oct. 28 and is demanding documents and communications... Read More.

In ‘monumental’ voting rights case, Supreme Court weighs use of race in redistricting

Tuesday, October 14 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- When a federal court concluded Louisiana’s 2022 congressional map violated the Voting Rights Act by discriminating against Black voters, the state legislature created a new map with a second majority-Black district to comply with the law.In a blockbuster case that could be... Read More.

North Carolina is the next state to take up partisan redrawing of congressional maps

Tuesday, October 14 by ABC News

(RALEIGH, N.C.) -- North Carolina's GOP statehouse leaders say the legislature will meet next week to consider redrawing the state's congressional districts, saying they want to bolster President Donald Trump as the White House continues to encourage Republicans to redistrict mid-decade ahead of next... Read More.

‘I don’t have any strategy’: Speaker Johnson still backs GOP’s clean CR as shutdown drags into 3rd week

Tuesday, October 14 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Speaker Mike Johnson dismissed the possibility he could change his strategy to end the government shutdown by negotiating legislative changes with Democrats, telling reporters on Tuesday that he doesn't "have any strategy" to end the impasse in place of the GOP’s lackluster... Read More.

Mental health, substance abuse staffers fired amid government shutdown: Sources

Tuesday, October 14 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Dozens of employees at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration were laid off in the wave of government shutdown firings last week, multiple sources told ABC News. Best known for overseeing the rollout of the 988 suicide prevention hotline, SAMHSA works... Read More.

Supreme Court rejects Alex Jones’ appeal of $1.4 billion Sandy Hook judgement

Tuesday, October 14 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected the appeal from conservative commentator and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, who has been ordered to pay $1.4 billion in damages to the families of victims of the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School.The court did... Read More.