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DC Locals Have Mixed Reactions to Trump’s Police Takeover

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

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Environmental Protection Agency Terminates Contracts With Unionized Employees

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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

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Pence: Constitution ‘Constrains Me’ From Rejecting Electoral Votes

By Zachary Stieber Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday said that he doesn’t believe he has the “unilateral authority” to decide between competing slates of electors. “It ...

Handful of States Begin Paying Out Extra $300 Weekly Jobless Benefit

By Tom Ozimek Around a dozen states have begun paying out the extra $300 per week in unemployment benefits that are part of the recently enacted COVID-19 ...

Trump: Pence ‘Has the Power to Reject Fraudulently Chosen Electors’

By Jack Phillips President Donald Trump asserted on Tuesday that Vice President Mike Pence has the power to reject electors that were fraudulently chosen, echoing statements made by his ...

Trump: ‘I Hope Mike Pence Comes Through for Us’

By Janita Kan President Donald Trump said on Monday that he hopes Vice President Mike Pence will do more than just carry out a ceremonial role ...

GOP Congressman Signs First Objection to States’ Certifications for Jan. 6 Electoral Challenge

By Jack Phillips Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) said Monday that he signed an objection to the electoral vote in six states ahead of the Joint Session of ...

Sen. Kelly Loeffler to Object to Electoral College Certification Process

By Mimi Nguyen Ly Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.) announced on Monday that she will object to Electoral College votes when lawmakers gather for a joint session ...

Leaked Report Reveals ‘Systematic Malpractice’ in China’s Organ Transplant System: Expert

By Nicole Hau and Cathy He Evidence of large-scale forced organ harvesting has cast a shadow on China’s organ transplant system for more than a decade. Now an internal ...

Americans’ Distrust of Media Reaches New High, Gallup Says

By Matthew Vadum Americans’ distrust of mass media has reached a record high, with 33 percent of those polled by Gallup saying they had no confidence at all in ...

Pro-Trump Protest Organizers Announce New Details for Jan. 6

By Zachary Stieber People organizing pro-President Donald Trump protests in Washington for Jan. 6 announced new details over the weekend. Amy Kremer, a “March for Trump” ...

Pence: ‘We’ll Have Our Day in Congress’ During Jan. 6 Electoral Challenge

By Jack Phillips Vice President Mike Pence addressed the upcoming Jan. 6 electoral challenge, saying that President Donald Trump and Republicans will “have our day in Congress.” “I ...

DC National Guard Activated to Help Support Police During Pro-Trump Protests

By Zachary Stieber More than 300 District of Columbia National Guardsmen will be in Washington this week to help support police officers patrolling protests scheduled by supporters of ...

Rep. Jim Jordan to Challenge Electoral Votes: ‘We Have a Duty to Step Forward’

By Jack Phillips Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) said he will challenge the electoral votes on Jan. 6 because Democrats weaponized mail-in ballot initiatives in key ...