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5 things to know on Texas’s political showdown

Texas Democrats fled the state Sunday to deny the GOP a legislative quorum as part of an effort to prevent Republicans from redrawing the Lone Star State’s congressional maps. The move deprives the Texas state Legislature of the numbers it needs to function, stalling progress on the maps — but comes with big risks for…

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Musk donates $5M to Trump super PAC

Tech billionaire Elon Musk donated $5 million to the main super PAC affiliated with President Trump in late June despite an ongoing public feud, according to recent campaign finance filings.  Musk gave the sum to MAGA Inc. on June 27 — the same day he also donated $5 million each to the Senate Leadership Fund…

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Hochul vows to explore ‘every option’ to redraw NY House maps

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) vowed Monday to explore “every option” to redraw the state’s congressional maps in response to Texas’s midcycle redistricting push. “There’s a phrase, ‘You have to fight fire with fire.’ That is a true statement of how we’re feeling right now,” Hochul told reporters alongside New York State Assembly Speaker…

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Where the summer COVID-19 infections are hitting hardest

The number of people with COVID-19 in the U.S. is low but increasing, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data released Friday.  COVID-19 is trending up in many mid-Atlantic, Southeast, Southern, and West Coast states. The agency said infections are “growing or likely growing” in 40 states, based on emergency department visit data…

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