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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A powerful eruption at Japan’s Shinmoedake volcano sent an ash plume more than 3,000 metres high on Sunday morning, prompting safety warnings from authorities.
According to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), a magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck the Oaxaca region of Mexico on Saturday.
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Kuwait says oil prices will likely stay below $72 per barrel as OPEC monitors global supply trends and U.S. policy signals. The remarks come during market uncertainty fueled by new U.S. tariffs on India and possible sanctions on Russia.
The United States will not participate in the United Nations’ Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process and will miss its November reporting deadline, officials have confirmed.
A Polish Air Force pilot was killed when an F-16 fighter jet crashed during a training flight ahead of the 2025 Radom International Air Show.
U.S. artificial intelligence chipmaker Nvidia is in discussions with the White House to sell a simplified version of its next-generation Blackwell GPU chips to China, Chief Executive Jensen Huang said on Thursday.
Floods in Pakistan's Punjab province have submerged 1,692 villages, killed at least 17 people, and directly affected more than 1.4 million residents, the Provincial Disaster Management Authority said on Thursday.
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