FBI Director Kash Patel has approved his request for the bureau to assist in locating Texas Democrats who fled the state to block a GOP-backed mid-decade redistricting plan, though no agents have yet been deployed, according to Senator John Cornyn on 7 August.
This sharp move signals escalating tensions in an already volatile political showdown.
More than 50 Texas Democrats left for states such as Illinois, New York, and Massachusetts to deny the legislature a quorum required to pass a plan that could deliver up to five additional GOP seats in Congress.
Cornyn claimed these actions may constitute bribery or public corruption, citing funds received to support their absence, but experts say without criminal charges, there's no legal basis for FBI involvement.
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker called the request “grandstanding,” noting that federal agents have no authority to arrest lawmakers in his state.
No FBI activity has been reported where the Texas lawmakers are staying.
Meanwhile, Texas GOP leaders have issued civil arrest warrants, imposed hefty daily fines, and even filed to remove Democratic lawmakers from office, even though such warrants are non-enforceable outside Texas.
Governors and AGs’ attempts to punish the walkout raise serious concerns about weaponising legal tools for political gain.
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Winter weather has brought air travel in the German capital to a complete halt, stranding thousands of passengers as severe icing conditions make runways and aircraft unsafe for operation and force authorities to shut down one of Europe’s key transport hubs.
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An attacker opened fire at the gates of a Shiite Muslim mosque in Islamabad on Friday before detonating a suicide bomb that killed at least 31 people in the deadliest assault of its kind in the capital in more than a decade.
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France and Canada will open new consulates in Nuuk, Greenland’s capital, on Friday, stepping up their Arctic presence as geopolitical tensions grow following renewed U.S. interest in the strategically located island.
Russia launched a large-scale overnight attack on Ukraine’s energy system early on Saturday (7 January), hitting power generation and distribution facilities with more than 400 drones and around 40 missiles, Ukrainian officials have said.
Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for the 7th of February, covering the latest developments you need to know.
U.S. and Ukrainian negotiators have discussed an ambitious goal of reaching a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine by March, though the timeline is widely viewed as unrealistic due to deep disagreements over territory, according to multiple sources familiar with the talks.
At least 31 people have been killed and scores wounded in a suicide bombing at a mosque in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, during Friday prayers, prompting widespread international condemnation.
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