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Uvalde School District Releases Records Related to 2022 Robb Elementary Shooting

by USNN World NewsAugust 12, 2025September 14, 2025

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DC Locals Have Mixed Reactions to Trump’s Police Takeover

by USNN World NewsAugust 12, 2025August 12, 2025

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Trump Places DC Police Under Federal Control, Orders National Guard to Washington

by USNN World NewsAugust 11, 2025August 11, 2025

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Environmental Protection Agency Terminates Contracts With Unionized Employees

by USNN World NewsAugust 10, 2025August 10, 2025

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Commerce Department Threatens to Take Ownership of Harvard Patents

by USNN World NewsAugust 9, 2025August 9, 2025

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit with the state Supreme Court on Aug. 8, asking the court to declare the House seats of 13 Texas Democrats vacant due to “unlawful absences.” Paxton filed the lawsuit shortly after Democrats broke a deadline set by Texas Speaker of the House Dustin Burrows to return to the Capitol on Friday. “I have asked the Texas Supreme Court to declare what has been clear from the beginning: that the runaway members have officially vacated their offices in the Texas House,” Paxton said in a press release. Story continues below advertisement The lawsuit is aimed at 13 Democratic members who stated publicly they refused to return, “confirming in their own words the very grounds for this legal action,” according to the press release. Those named include the following Texas Democratic representatives: Ron Reynolds, Vikki Goodwin, Gina Hinojosa, James Talarico, Lulu Flores, Mihaela Plesa, Suleman Lalani, Chris Turner, Ana-Maria Ramos, Jessica Gonzalez, John Bucy III, Christina Morales, and Gene Wu, the Texas House Democratic Caucus chairman. Paxton said Texas law gives him the authority to represent the state in “quo warranto actions” and to appear before the Texas Supreme Court in matters of direct state interest. Related Stories Texas Governor Aims to Remove Absent Democrats With Emergency Petition to State High Court The Epoch Times Texas Holds Legislative Session After Democrat Lawmakers Depart The Epoch Times More than 50 state Democrats fled the state to derail Republican plans to redraw the state’s Congressional map before the midterm elections. “When members of the legislature disregard arrest warrants, refuse to perform their duties, and announce that they intend to prevent the legislature from exercising its constitutional responsibilities, they have, through words and conduct, demonstrated an intent to relinquish and abandon their offices,” the lawsuit states. Such legal action is rarely used. Warranto petitions are typically used to challenge a person’s right to hold a public or corporate office or to revoke a corporation’s charter. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott also filed a warranto petition on Aug. 5 with the state’s high court, naming Wu as a respondent. The governor’s lawsuit alleged that House Democrats abdicated their official duties by refusing to show up for work. Story continues below advertisement The state justices gave Wu until Friday to respond. Paxton and Burrows took steps to enforce arrest warrants in other states, while the attorney general also began investigations into Powered by People and Texas Majority PAC for allegedly “operating an illegal financial influence scheme to bribe Democrats into breaking quorum.” Also, the fleeing Democrats potentially face felony charges and fines of $500 per day that must be paid from their own funds. The fight between Democrats and Republicans started when the Department of Justice (DOJ) sent Abbott a letter on July 7 raising concerns that four congressional districts in the Houston and Dallas areas were unconstitutional because of “racial gerrymandering.” Current boundaries run afoul of the Voting Rights Act by relying on racial demographics to group minority voters into “coalition districts,” where no single racial group forms a majority, according to the DOJ. Abbott added redrawing the congressional map onto the special session agenda, prompting the Democrats to purposefully break quorum and grind the legislature to a halt.

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Texas AG Files Suit With State Supreme Court to Declare Seats of 13 Absent Democrats Vacant

by USNN World NewsAugust 8, 2025August 8, 2025

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Suspect Dead, Officer Killed in Shooting Reported at Emory University

by USNN World NewsAugust 8, 2025August 8, 2025

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Trump Announces Apple’s Additional $100 Billion US Investment Plan

by USNN World NewsAugust 6, 2025August 6, 2025

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Record US Honey Bee Losses and What Mite Be Behind Them

by USNN World NewsAugust 6, 2025August 12, 2025

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Suspected Fort Stewart Shooter Identified as US Army Sergeant, Officials Say

by USNN World NewsAugust 6, 2025August 6, 2025

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Violent and Property Crime Fell Sharply in 2024: FBI

by USNN World NewsAugust 5, 2025August 5, 2025

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Texas Governor Orders Arrest of Democratic Lawmakers Who Left State

by USNN World NewsAugust 4, 2025August 4, 2025

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Elon Musk Offers $1 Million Every Day for Voters Who Sign Petition, Prompting Governor’s Warning

By Jack Phillips Tesla owner Elon Musk said he would offer $1 million per day to registered voters who sign a petition and delivered a ...

Nantucket Residents Rattled by Arrest of 5 Illegal Immigrants for Violent Sex Crimes

By Allan Stein NANTUCKET ISLAND—The 30-mile journey by high-speed ferry from Hynannis to Nantucket Island takes about an hour over idyllic waters off the geographic ...

A Look at the Legal Issues Surrounding the 2024 Election

By Sam Dorman The run-up to the 2024 election has seen a number of consequential court cases and rulings related to how voters cast their ...

Judge Releases Tranche of Redacted Documents Filed by Special Counsel in Trump Election Case

By Sam Dorman District of Columbia Judge Tanya Chutkan released a redacted version of the appendix to special counsel Jack Smith’s immunity motion on Oct. ...

US Military Confirms Swarm of Drones Invaded Airspace Around Base in Virginia Last Year

By Ryan Morgan A mysterious swarm of drones flew in restricted airspace around a U.S. military base in Virginia over several nights in December 2023, ...

Early In-Person Voting Begins in Helene-Battered North Carolina

By Samantha Flom Voters across the state of North Carolina will start heading to the polls on Oct. 17 as the state’s early voting period ...

North Carolina Governor Says 92 People Still Missing After Hurricane Helene

By Katabella Roberts At least 92 people are still missing in North Carolina nearly three weeks after Hurricane Helene ripped through the western part of ...

‘Probably Worse Than It Looks’: IMF Sounds Alarm Over Government Spending

By Tom Ozimek The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has issued a stark warning about the rising tide of public debt in countries across the globe, ...

Georgia Judge Halts Ballot Hand Count Rule for 2024 Election

By Caden Pearson A federal judge in Georgia temporarily halted a rule on Tuesday requiring election officials to hand count ballots in the 2024 elections, ...

Lake, Gallego Vie to Represent Arizona in Senate

By Nathan Worcester Republican Kari Lake and Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) are in the final stretch of their race to replace Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.). Sinema ...

Supreme Court Overturns Ruling on Pennsylvania Law Allowing People Between 18 and 21 to Carrying Guns

By Jack Phillips The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned a lower court’s ruling that had allowed residents in Pennsylvania between the ages of 18 ...

Property Manager Accuses Venezuelan Gang of Taking Control of Aurora Apartments, Attempting Extortion

By Tom Ozimek A New York-based property management company has broken its silence on recent reports that a Venezuelan gang known for its violent and ...