Abbott threatens to oust Democrats who fled Texas over redistricting

by admin | Aug 4, 2025 | Politics

Brandon Bell/Getty Images(AUSTIN, Texas) — A showdown is unfolding in Texas as Gov. Greg Abbott threatens to remove Democrats who have fled the state in protest of Republican-led effort to create a new congressional map.Abbott said Texas House Democrats have...

Showdown in Texas as Abbott threatens Democrats who fled in protest of redistricting

by admin | Aug 4, 2025 | Politics

Brandon Bell/Getty Images(AUSTIN, Texas) — A showdown is unfolding in Texas as Gov. Greg Abbott threatens to remove Democrats who have fled the state in protest of Republican-led effort to create a new congressional map.Abbott said Texas House Democrats have...

Texas Republicans say ‘hunt down’ Democrats who are leaving state over redistricting

by admin | Aug 4, 2025 | Politics

Brandon Bell/Getty Images(AUSTIN, Texas) — Democratic statehouse legislators are planning to leave Texas on Sunday in order to break the quorum of a special legislative session in which Republican state legislators are aiming to pass a new congressional map that...

Former football coach Derek Dooley entering Georgia Senate race

by admin | Aug 4, 2025 | Politics

Frederick Breedon/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Derek Dooley, a former University of Tennessee football coach, is launching a bid Monday for the Senate in Georgia, entering a shifting political landscape as candidates vie for coveted endorsements and the chance to...

Texas House Democrats plan to flee state to try to stop proposed congressional maps

by admin | Aug 3, 2025 | Politics

P A Thompson/Getty Images(AUSTIN, Texas) — Democratic statehouse legislators are planning to leave Texas on Sunday in order to break the quorum of a special legislative session in which Republican state legislators are aiming to pass a new congressional map that...

Deadly DC plane crash was years in the making, air traffic manager tells NTSB

by admin | Aug 3, 2025 | Politics

Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The deadly mid-air collision at Reagan Airport in January was years in the making, the operations manager of the DCA air traffic control tower on the night of the accident told the National Transportation Safety Board...