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Axios
17 minutes ago
- Axios
Texas lawmaker asks FBI to help arrest fleeing Democrats
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) on Tuesday asked the FBI to help state law enforcement locate and arrest Democratic lawmakers who fled the state. Why it matters: The request escalates the standoff as Texas Republicans try to compel Democrats back to the Capitol to advance a plan to draw an election map more favorable to the GOP. "This is a time-sensitive matter," Cornyn wrote in a letter to FBI Director Kash Patel. The FBI declined to comment. State of play: Also on Tuesday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) said he would pursue a court ruling to declare the Democrats' seats vacant starting on Friday. "The people of Texas elected lawmakers, not jet-setting runaways looking for headlines. If you don't show up to work, you get fired," Paxton said in a statement. Catch up quick: Several Texas Democrats fled the state to delay votes on a redistricting map that will give Republicans five more congressional seats, something President Trump has demanded. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday ordered state police to find and arrest Democratic lawmakers after the state House issued civil arrest warrants. The Democrats are in Illinois, Massachusetts and New York. Zoom in: "These legislators have committed potential criminal acts in their rush to avoid their constitutional responsibilities and must be fully investigated and held accountable," Cornyn wrote in his letter.
The Hill
17 minutes ago
- The Hill
Haley questions Trump's trade moves with China, India
Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley on Tuesday questioned President Trump's trade moves with China and India, warning that the U.S. shouldn't 'burn' its relationship with India. 'India should not be buying oil from Russia. But China, an adversary and the number one buyer of Russian and Iranian oil, got a 90-day tariff pause,' Haley said in a post on the social platform X. 'Don't give China a pass and burn a relationship with a strong ally like India,' she added. On Monday, Trump said he would raise tariffs on India over buying and selling oil from Moscow, asserting the country did not care about the Ukrainian casualties due to the war with Russia. Trump did not say the amount the tariff will rise on India, after he said he would impose a 25 percent tariff on the trading partner in July. 'India is not only buying massive amounts of Russian Oil, they are then, for much of the Oil purchased, selling it on the Open Market for big profits,' Trump said on Truth Social. 'They don't care how many people in Ukraine are being killed by the Russian War Machine,' he added. 'Because of this, I will be substantially raising the Tariff paid by India to the USA.' In May, the United States and China said they agreed to a 90-day pause on a majority of retaliatory tariffs imposed on each other since the beginning of April, when Trump unveiled his expansive global tariff plan and ratcheted up his trade war with China. American and Chinese officials last week agreed to continued discussions on extending tariff rates via the 90-day truce.
Fox News
18 minutes ago
- Fox News
Rep. Casar yells at Democrats for 'showing up with a butter knife to a gunfight' in redistricting fight
Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, is challenging Democrats for not fighting hard enough to oppose Republican efforts to redraw congressional districts.
