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Dems suggest GOP redistricting has forced them to play partisan politics, Republicans argue nothing’s changed
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Amid the fight in Texas over Republicans’ efforts to redraw the state’s congressional maps, leaders of the Democratic Party have expressed the need to meet what they have described as partisan tactics, with more partisan tactics.
But GOP elections experts argue Democrats have always been partisan in their congressional map drawing, despite an effort to frame the newly aggressive tactics as a reversal.
One example is former Obama wingman and U.S. Attorney General, Eric Holder, who did an interview with the New York Times about how he has «reversed course on gerrymandering.»
In 2017, Holder founded the National Democratic Redistricting Committee (NDRC), to lead the Democratic Party’s «comprehensive redistricting strategy» focused on drawing congressional maps «in a fair manner.» This week, Axios reported Holder would be meeting with House Democrats to discuss their redistricting battle going forward, which comes after Holder told the Times that GOP efforts in Texas must be «met in the moment.»
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«Everything should be on the table. We’ve got to put pressure on Republicans and make sure they understand that there’s a price that they might have to pay in 2026,» Holder told the Times earlier this month. «Whatever it is that might forestall this truly anti-democracy, authoritarian move that they’re trying to pull in Texas has to be brought.»
Fprmer U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder (L) takes questions as Acting Associate Attorney General Stuart Delery (R) looks on during a news conference to make a major financial fraud announcement February 3, 2015 at the Justice Department in Washington, DC. In 2017, alongside other officials fro the Obama administration, Holder debuted the National Democratic Redistricting Committtee to help lead the party’s redistricting efforts across the country. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
«Nothing has changed except the donors funding his losing redistricting efforts now want Democrats to ignore their state constitutions, violate state and federal law, and gerrymander harder,» said Adam Kincaid, the founder of the competing GOP group set up in 2017 to challenge the NDRC.
The Republican redistricting efforts in Texas have resulted in Democrats fleeing the state – in many cases to Democrat-led havens that critics argue are highly gerrymandered themselves – to halt the GOP effort from going forward. These state-level challenges subsequently spurred nationwide resistance, including from Democratic Party governors around the country who have announced plans to retaliate by redrawing maps of their own, citing Trump and Republicans as their motivation.
«If Republicans are willing to rewrite these rules to give themselves an advantage, then they’re leaving us no choice,» said New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, who has announced plans to try and redraw New York’s congressional maps in response to Trump and Republicans. Meanwhile, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said the redistricting push by Trump and Republicans has inevitably «forced» him to consider leading an effort to redraw California’s congressional maps «to offset the rigging of maps in red states.»
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Democrats have signaled retaliation in response to Republican redistricting efforts across the country, particularly in Texas. (Getty Images)
Kincaid’s group, the National Republican Redistricting Trust (NRRT), pointed Fox News Digital to an early 2018 NDRC’s tax form, indicating the Democratic Party redistricting group’s «organizational mission» and «most significant activities» are to «favorably position Democrats for the redistricting process.»
«Democrats like Eric Holder, Gavin Newsom, and Kathy Hochul have never cared about ‘fairness’ when it comes to redistricting; they have shown that they are willing to abandon their principles as long as it means more seats in Congress for Democrats,» said Mason Di Palma, Communications Director at the Republican State Leadership Committee. «The American people can see right through their hypocritical power grab and will not let them off the hook.»
Meanwhile, conservative election law expert Hans von Spakovsky, said the idea that Holder has been against political gerrymandering as the head of the NDRC is «laughable.»
«They keep telling Trump that he needs to stop what’s going on in Texas … Texas has to fix those districts, because the Fifth Circuit said,» Spakovsky said in response to questions about partisanship in the ongoing redistricting fight.
He argued that Trump can’t just «ignore the law.»
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Meanwhile, Spakovsky pointed out that Newsom’s suggestion to lead an effort to redraw the state’s congressional maps would mean getting rid of legislation aimed at making congressional map drawing less partisan, through independent redistricting committees.
Democrats have signaled retaliation in response to Republican redistricting efforts across the country, particularly in Texas. (Getty Images)
In Newsom’s letter to Trump announcing his proposed retaliation, the governor concedes that he believes congressional maps should be drawn by «independent, citizen-led efforts,» but insists that if the president does not «stand-down» he will have to go to lead his own effort.
«We tried to play by a higher set of standards and rules with our independent redistricting, and we believe in that. And we are not talking about eliminating that commission,» Newsom said during a press conference discussing his potential retaliatory efforts. «We are talking about emergency measures to respond to what’s happening in Texas, and we will nullify what happens in Texas.»
However, even with California’s independent redistricting commission, Spakovsky says the California redistricting process has still been laden with partisanship, pointing to how after the 2024 election, Republicans statewide in California got about 40% of the vote, but they only have 17% of the congressional seats, or 9 out of 52 seats.
«California’s gerrymandered,» Trump said last week during an interview on CNBC. «We should have many more seats in Congress in California.» The week prior, Vice President J.D. Vance called gerrymandering in California «outrageous.»
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Many of the Democrats who fled Texas have been criticized for fleeing to states that critics say have their own highly partisan congressional maps favoring Democrats, such as Illinois.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott, who has been at the forefront of efforts to force Democrats to return to their state, slammed Democrats involved in this redistricting fight from these Democrat-gerrymandered states as «completely out of control.»
«They’ve been engaged in gerrymandering for decades in California, Illinois, New York, and elsewhere, and what they have lost touch with is the people,» Abbott said.
Newsom’s office challenged the assertions that California, and the governor, have a track record of engaging in partisan redistricting, insisting that Newsom actually «has a long history of supporting independent redistricting, both at the state and national level, a principle many Republicans have voiced opposition to over the years.»
Neither Holder, Hochul, nor representatives for the pair returned Fox News Digital’s requests for comment.
Fox News Digital’s Peter Pinedo contributed to this report.
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Así es GoHam, la “hamburguesa” cósmica que revela vórtices y es clave para entender la creación de nuevos planetas
Uno de los discos protoplanetarios más grandes registrados hasta la fecha se reveló con notable nitidez mediante el radiotelescopio ALMA, según informó el Observatorio Nacional de Radioastronomía. Los datos del sistema conocido como Gómez’s Hamburger (GoHam) ofrecen una oportunidad excepcional para estudiar el origen de los planetas gigantes y la estructura vertical de gas y polvo en estos entornos.
La investigación, presentada en enero en la reunión anual de la American Astronomical Society y pendiente de publicación, evidenció el potencial de ALMA para mostrar las capas apiladas de gas y polvo que giran alrededor de una estrella joven. Al observar este disco casi de perfil, los astrónomos localizaron con precisión los granos de polvo de tamaño milimétrico y diferentes moléculas gaseosas en capas específicas, algo poco común en otros discos protoplanetarios.
En el sistema GoHam, los científicos identificaron varios gases entre sus componentes, como dos formas de monóxido de carbono y compuestos de azufre, incluido el monóxido de azufre. El gas más ligero, el monóxido de carbono 12, ocupa las capas más alejadas del plano central, mientras el monóxido de carbono 13 se sitúa en una franja inferior.
El monóxido de azufre se encuentra aún más cerca del plano central. La capa de polvo se presenta fina y concentrada en el eje; en contraste, el gas se extiende a considerable distancia hacia arriba y hacia abajo, lo que deja en evidencia la expansión vertical de la estructura gaseosa.
En cuanto a tamaño, el disco de GoHam sobresale dentro de su categoría: el monóxido de carbono 12 alcanza casi 1.000 unidades astronómicas de radio y la altura vertical suma varios centenares de unidades astronómicas.
Estos parámetros lo posicionan entre los lugares de mayor tamaño observados donde podría surgir la formación de planetas. La masa total de polvo, mucho mayor que la habitual en sistemas similares, confirma la capacidad de GoHam para generar planetas gigantes y la posibilidad de un futuro sistema con varios planetas, según el Observatorio Nacional de Radioastronomía.
A diferencia de otros sistemas, GoHam muestra un claro desequilibrio norte-sur en la emisión de polvo milimétrico: una de las caras del disco exhibe mayor brillo y extensión, fenómeno que probablemente se relacione con la presencia de un vórtice o una perturbación que acumula sólidos y favorece la formación planetaria. En la zona norte, los astrónomos detectaron una emisión tenue de monóxido de carbono en áreas alejadas, compatible con un viento provocado por la radiación estelar que dispersa gas hacia el espacio.
También observaron una estructura de arco de monóxido de azufre en uno de los extremos exteriores del disco, alineada con un conglomerado denso denominado “GoHam b”. Este objeto podría representar el núcleo de un planeta de gran masa y mostrar uno de los primeros momentos observables de formación de un cuerpo planetario en la parte externa del disco.
Charles Law, investigador principal del proyecto y NHFP Sagan Fellow en la Universidad de Virginia, destacó la importancia de estas observaciones: “GoHam nos ofrece una perspectiva excepcional de la estructura vertical y radial de un disco casi de perfil de gran tamaño”, afirmó, según declaraciones recogidas por el Observatorio Nacional de Radioastronomía. El investigador consideró este sistema un modelo de referencia para probar simulaciones y teorías sobre la evolución de discos y formación de planetas.
El papel de ALMA como instalación internacional fue fundamental en este hallazgo. Su ubicación en la zona andina de Chile y la colaboración de instituciones científicas de todo el mundo permitieron obtener datos de alta resolución, esenciales para comprender cómo nacen planetas gigantes en órbitas exteriores y cómo su presencia puede reorganizar el gas y el polvo circundante.
La excepcional combinación de tamaño del disco, asimetrías detectadas y signos de una nueva formación planetaria convierten a GoHam en un laboratorio ideal para descifrar el origen y la evolución de los planetas gigantes en las zonas más alejadas de sus sistemas.
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Minnesota hotel removed from approved federal lodging list after refusing to accommodate ICE agents
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FIRST ON FOX: The General Services Administration (GSA) is terminating the Hampton Inn Lakeville in Minnesota from its list of approved lodging accommodations for all federal employees after the hotel refused to accommodate ICE agents and immigration officers.
Several emails posted by the Department of Homeland Security and ICE on Monday showed that the hotel was «not allowing any ICE or immigration agents to stay at our property.»
«After I was informed that a local Hilton property canceled rooms reserved for ICE, GSA immediately reviewed the matter and found the hotel to be in clear violation of its government lodging program requirements,» GSA Administrator Edward C. Forst told Fox News Digital in a statement. «The property has been removed from the programs and booking tools effective immediately. GSA unequivocally supports our federal law enforcement partners.»
The GSA is a federal agency responsible for managing and supporting the basic functioning of federal agencies. Forst was nominated by President Donald Trump to lead the agency, and he was sworn in on Christmas Eve after being confirmed by the Senate in mid-December.
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The Trump administration is removing a Minneapolis hotel from its list of approved lodging for federal employees after the establishment refused to accommodate ICE agents. (Christopher Juhn/Anadolu via Getty Images / Yuri Gripas/Abaca/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
The formerly Hilton-branded hotel was stripped of its Hilton label by the hotel chain Tuesday morning after a video surfaced appearing to show that the location continued to deny immigration officers despite Hilton Hotels saying that the venue had apologized and that «properties are open to everyone and we do not tolerate any form of discrimination.»
The hotel participated in a government lodging program partnership, known as GSA FedRooms, between federal employees and the location. Following the Hampton Inn Lakeville denying federal agents rooms, GSA has since removed the property from all lodging programs and travel systems.
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FedRooms is a GSA-managed transient lodging program providing Federal Travel Regulation (FTR) compliant hotel accommodations to U.S. government and military travelers, at or below federal per diem rates.
GSA also terminated emergency lodging services and long-term lodging at the property.
Fox News Digital learned through sources that the hotel accommodated federal agents for roughly 130 total nights last year.
DHS has had a heavy presence in Minnesota as a scandal surrounding fraudulent daycare centers embattled the state. Gov. Tim Walz announced he would not seek re-election on Monday morning. (Michael Dorgan/Fox News Digital; Scott Olson/Getty Images)
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Including active-duty military members along with civilian employees, the total number of federal workforce exceeds 4 million.
Hilton Hotels noted in their initial statement that the Hampton Inn Lakeville is independently owned and operated and said that the property took «immediate action to resolve this matter and are contacting impacted guests to ensure they are accommodated.»
However, a viral video posted to X by freelance journalist Nick Sortor on Tuesday morning showed an employee at the counter continuing to deny federal agents, going against Hilton’s statement.
Activists confronted a group of Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in the largely Somali neighborhood of Cedar-Riverside in Minneapolis, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. (Mark Vancleave/AP Photo)
Hilton Hotels took action shortly after, separating the individual hotel from their network.
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«A recent video clearly raises concerns that they are not meeting our standards and values,» Hilton Hotels said in a statement. «As such, we are taking immediate action to remove this hotel from our systems. Hilton is — and has always been — a welcoming place for all.»
Hampton Inn Lakeville appears to have been removed from Hilton’s website.
Preston Mizell is a writer with Fox News. Story tips can be sent to Preston.Mizell@fox.com and on X @MizellPreston
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Top Canadian officials to visit Greenland amid international fears as Trump eyes NATO-linked territory
‘We need Greenland’: Trump
President Donald Trump tells reporters aboard Air Force One why the United States needs Greenland for ‘national security.’ (Credit: The White House/YouTube)
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Countries across the globe are voicing their concerns as President Donald Trump appears to eye Greenland for what he says are reasons relating to U.S. national security. Amid the developing controversy, two top Canadian officials are reportedly planning to visit Greenland — and possibly open an embassy there.
Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand and Governor General Mary Simon, who is of Inuk descent, are expected to visit Greenland in early February, according to The Associated Press. Simon became Canada’s first indigenous governor general — the representative of Britain’s King Charles as head of state — in 2021 and previously served as Canada’s ambassador to Denmark.
The visit comes as Canada plans to open a consulate in Greenland.
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney meets with Prime Minister of Denmark Mette Frederiksen at the Canadian Embassy in Paris, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026. (Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press via AP)
«The future of Greenland and Denmark are decided solely by the people of Denmark,» Prime Minister Mark Carney said when meeting with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen at Canada’s embassy in Paris, the AP reported. The two leaders were in France for a meeting of the Coalition of the Willing focusing on Ukraine.
Frederiksen praised Carney and expressed confidence in NATO’s ability to maintain security in the Arctic region.
«You have been very clear in your statement when it comes to the respect for national sovereignty,» Frederiksen said to Carney. «We are both into securing the Arctic region and together with all our NATO allies we can secure the region, so hopefully everybody is willing to work together.»
Trump recently made waves when he renewed his call for the U.S. to annex Greenland, which he asserts would be a key element of U.S. security.
«We need Greenland, from a national security situation,» Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One. «Right now, Greenland is covered with Russian and Chinese ships all over the place. We need Greenland from the standpoint of national security, and Denmark is not going to be able to do it.»
A «Make America Go Away» baseball cap, distributed for free by Danish artist Jens Martin Skibsted, is arranged in Sisimiut, Greenland, on March 30, 2025. (Juliette Pavy/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller insisted on Monday that no one would oppose U.S. military action in Greenland. He told CNN’s Jake Tapper, «Nobody is going to fight the United States militarily over the future of Greenland,» Axios reported.
The remarks drew the ire of leaders from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain and the U.K. who joined Frederiksen in defending the sovereignty of Greenland, which is an Inuit self-governing territory of the kingdom of Denmark. Canada’s decision to get involved in the tussle also comes after Trump made remarks about turning it into the 51st state.
President Donald Trump’s new envoy to Greenland said Tuesday the administration wants to open a dialogue with residents of the territory and that the U.S. is not looking to «conquer» the island. (Leon Neal/Getty Images; Allison Robbert/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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A statement from Frederiksen, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer asserted, «Greenland belongs to its people.»
«It is for Denmark and Greenland, and them only, to decide on matters concerning Denmark and Greenland,» the statement read.
Anand and Simon’s offices did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
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