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U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he is pardoning Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas and his wife in a federal bribery and conspiracy case. CBC | World News
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The absurd way Texas and California hope to game the 2026 midterms | About That
After Texas sparked controversy for securing five additional House seats by redistricting its congressional maps, California responded with some gerrymandering of its own. Andrew Chang breaks down how gerrymandering works and how it could affect the outcome of the 2026 midterm elections. Images provided by The Canadian Press, Reuters and Getty Images CBC | World News
Read More »This Texas county turned Republican for 1st time in over a century. A year on, voters say they have no regrets
CBC News recently travelled to Starr County, Texas, to get a better sense of how voters feel one year after Donald Trump returned to the White House. Trump flipped this county in 2024, becoming the first Republican presidential nominee to win it in 132 years — though residents are divided on his policies. CBC | World News
Read More »Texas sues Tylenol makers J&J and Kenvue, citing unproven link between the drug and autism
The lawsuit by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton comes weeks after U.S. President Donald Trump linked Tylenol use during pregnancy to autism in children. The claim is a long-standing one that researchers have not found conclusive evidence to support. CBC | World News
Read More »FAA says flights delayed in N.Y., N.J., Texas and Washington, amid staffing issues
Air traffic control staffing issues are delaying travel at airports in New York, Washington, Newark and Houston, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said late on Thursday, as a U.S. government shutdown hit its 23rd day. CBC | World News
Read More »Why U.S. politicians keep #$%& swearing
The increasingly common use of curse words, in public, by U.S. politicians would have seemed out of place not long ago. Are all those F-bombs just expressions of plain ol’ frustration? Or something more strategic? CBC | World News
Read More »Texas police link deceased serial killer to 1991 yogurt shop killings of 4 teen girls
Police in Texas on Monday outlined how they linked a man connected to homicides in other states to the 1991 unsolved killings of four teenage girls at an Austin yogurt shop, saying DNA evidence led to a “significant breakthrough” in the brutal crime that has haunted the state’s capital and stumped investigators for decades. CBC | World News
Read More »Texas House approves plan to redraw congressional maps to favour Republicans
The Texas House on Wednesday approved redrawn congressional maps that would give Republicans a bigger edge in 2026, muscling through a partisan gerrymander that launched weeks of protests by Democrats and a widening national battle over redistricting. CBC | World News
Read More »Texas lawmaker sleeps in state Capitol to protest police escort as fight to redraw voting districts continues
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Read More »Texas Democrats return home, Trump rails about mail-in voting in latest U.S. midterm manoeuvres
Democratic lawmakers who fled their state to stymie Republican plans to redraw political maps at the behest of President Donald Trump announced on Monday they were “returning to Texas on our terms,” as the battle lines harden 15 months before the U.S. holds midterm elections. CBC | World News
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