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Texas Republicans Advance Map that Reignited US Redistricting Wars

This is Beirut, 21/08 09:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The Texas legislature's lower chamber passed a contentious new electoral map on Wednesday that aims to help Donald Trump's Republican Party retain its razor-thin US House majority in the 2026 midterm elections. The vote had been delayed by two weeks after Democratic legislators fled the southern state to halt the aggressive redistricting drive, ...

Republicans and Democrats Go to 'War' Over US Election Map

This is Beirut, 06/08 10:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Donald Trump is pulling hard on the levers of power to strengthen Republicans through redistricting in Texas and other states -- the latest offensive in escalating moves by both sides to shape the battlefield of US democracy for the midterm elections. The president's efforts have lit a fuse in multiple states, triggering a high-stakes tussle over ...

Desperate Search for Missing Girls as Nearly 80 Dead in Texas Floods

This is Beirut, 07/07 09:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Rescuers in Texas raced against time Sunday to find dozens of missing people, including children, swept away by flash floods that killed at least 78 people, with forecasters warning of new deluges. US President Donald Trump said he would "probably" visit the southern state on Friday. The president brushed off concerns his administration's ...

Texas Flood Kills 50, Dozens of Children Still Missing After River Camp Disaster

This is Beirut, 06/07 13:13 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Rescuers searched through the night early Sunday for 27 girls missing from a riverside summer camp in Texas after torrential rains caused devastating floods that killed at least 50 people in the US state. Multiple flash flood warnings remained in place across central Texas after water surged through communities, with the Guadalupe River rising by ...

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