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Argentine President Javier Milei narrowly avoided a major defeat in Congress as lawmakers struggled to obtain enough votes to partly overturn his veto of a pension spending bill.
That same year, Governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order requiring sales of all new passenger vehicles to be zero-emission by 2035. That was the plan. But now, Republicans have struck it down.
Minnesota is the state where the congressional breakdown most closely matches the 2024 presidential result. Harris received 51% of that vote, compared with Trump’s 47%. Democrats and Republicans split the state’s eight House seats with court-imposed maps.
Californians had their first chance Tuesday to tell lawmakers how they feel about a partisan plan to win Democrats more U.S. House seats by making a n
Critics, including Republican consultant and redistricting expert Matt Rexroad, argue the new districts are political weapons rather than fair representations.
The vote targets congressional lines ahead of the 2026 midterms in a state where shifts could change control of the House of Representatives.
The U.S. Senate unanimously passed a bill to disinter suspected serial killer Fernando V. Cota from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery.
California Democrats are rushing Thursday to advance a plan to draw a new congressional map, aiming to counter Texas Republicans in a national fight between the two parties to seize an advantage in next year’s midterm elections.