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Texas Democrats leave state to prevent vote on redrawing congressional map

About 30 lawmakers are headed to Illinois for a week to hinder Republicans’ redistricting plan pushed by Trump

The Guardian - US

Denying quorum has been a Texas political strategy since 1870

While the Democrats could technically derail the GOP’s redistricting map, such efforts have been largely symbolic and had limited success blocking past legislation, experts say.

The Texas Tribune

Things to know about legislator walkouts as Texas Democrats flee state over a high-stakes map vote

Texas Democrats are fleeing the state Sunday in an effort to keep Republicans from approving a new U.S. House map that could boost their slim congressional majority next year

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Texas House Democrats flee the state in bid to block GOP’s proposed congressional map

The lawmakers’ absence means the lower chamber won’t have enough members present to function, stalling passage of a draft map Democrats have condemned as a political power grab.

The Texas Tribune

Bolsonaro Backers Rally To Praise Trump For Brazil Pressure

Thousands of fervent supporters of Brazilian ex-president Jair Bolsonaro took to the streets Sunday, showing support for US President Donald Trump's pressure campaign against the trial of his right-wing ally.

International Business Times

White House officials rush to defend Trump after shaky economic week

US trade representative says ‘the president is the president’ after firing of labor statistics chief amid slow job growth

The Guardian - US

Sydney Sweeney’s Republican voter registration revealed amid jeans ad controversy

Revelation comes amid public fixation on American Eagle’s ad featuring the star and a pun about her genes

The Guardian - US

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‘He has trouble completing a thought’: bizarre public appearances again cast doubt on Trump’s mental acuity

Joe Biden was hounded for his age-related gaffes, but Trump’s increasingly strange behavior has largely been ignored

The Guardian - US

Legal cases could prise open Epstein cache despite Trump’s blocking effort

Cases winding through courts offer hope that documents could be released even if justice department declines

The Guardian - US

Michigan’s governor replaces clean energy advocate on utilities board with ‘industry ally’

Critics say Gretchen Whitmer deposed Alessandra Carreon at the behest of state energy supplier DTE Energy

The Guardian - US

In draft congressional map, Texas Republicans bet big that gains with Latino voters will persist

The plan increases the share of Hispanic voters in three of the five districts targeted by the GOP, banking that enough will turn out and vote for Republicans without Donald Trump on the ballot.

The Texas Tribune

Trump news at a glance: inquiry launched into Trump prosecutor as backlash grows over firing of statistics chief

Jack Smith is reportedly being investigated for possible violations of the Hatch Act; Republicans condemn the president for sacking Erika McEntarfer. Key US politics stories from Saturday 2 August

The Guardian - US

US authorities investigating ex-Trump prosecutor Jack Smith

Without evidence, Trump and his allies accuse former US special prosecutor of illegal political activity.

Al Jazeera

‘I Was Very Friendly With Him’: As Diddy Remains In Prison, President Trump Reflects On Their Relationship And Weighs In On Whether He’d Pardon Him

POTUS is sharing thoughts.

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The Guardian - US

Federal agency opens inquiry into ex-special counsel Jack Smith over Trump investigations

Smith led investigations into Trump’s part in the January 6 Capitol attack and the mishandling of classified documents

Benzinga

Kevin O'Leary Slams Trump for 'Whacking' BLS Chief After Disappointing Jobs Report: 'You Don't Shoot the Messenger' [CORRECTED]

Editor’s Note: This article has been updated to correct a misspelling of Dr. McEntarfer’s name.

The Guardian - US

Forged signatures listed on New York City mayor’s re-election campaign petition – report

More than 50 signatures were revealed to be fraudulent on Eric Adams’ petition to run as an independent in election

The Guardian - US

Republicans slam Trump’s firing of Bureau of Labor Statistics chief

President claimed that recently released figures showing jobs slowdown were ‘rigged’ to make him look bad

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The Guardian - UK

#Charlottesville review – urgent voices against the alt-right’s extremist ideology

In a confident verbatim show, Priyanka Shetty snaps from voice to voice to create a rich vision of the social fabric torn by the 2017 Unite the Right rally attack in Virginia

The Guardian - US

Trump says Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s past comments make pardoning him ‘more difficult’

They partied together and called each other friends in the past, but in 2020 Combs said Trump should be ‘banished’

The Guardian - US

Ghislaine Maxwell: could talking about Epstein be her get out of jail free card?

Donald Trump, battling to disentangle himself from the scandal surrounding the late sex offender, has mused about the prospect of pardoning the British socialite

The Guardian - US

How the courts became the biggest roadblock to Trump’s plans

Judges issued about 35 nationwide injunctions blocking various Trump orders before the supreme court stepped in, according to independent analysis from the Guardian

The Guardian - US

Good, mad and ugly: the US economy’s performance under Trump – in charts

Despite president’s claims of an economic boom, picture is chaotic – resilient GDP growth but weak jobs figures

The Independent UK

Appeals court keeps order blocking Trump administration from indiscriminate immigration sweeps

A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court’s temporary order blocking the Trump administration from conducting indiscriminate immigration stops and arrests in Southern California

The Independent UK

DeSantis set a Florida record for executions. It's driving a national increase

Under Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, Florida has executed more people so far this year than any other state, setting a new state record

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