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Abbott clears final redistricting hurdle as Texas Senate passes new Trump-approved map

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The Texas Senate on Friday passed a new congressional map in a Trump-backed bid to bolster the Republican Party’s chances of maintaining their majority in the U.S. House next year.
The new Texas map secures an additional five Republican-leaning congressional districts in the Lone Star State, shifting the balance of power ahead of competitive midterm elections expected in 2026.
Republicans pulled off the political victory despite weeks of Democrats breaking quorum, which included fleeing the state to avoid a redistricting vote.
The Republican-controlled state Senate passed the redistricting map on Friday, just two days after clearing the GOP-held House by an 88-52 vote. Next up, the measure heads to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk for his signature.
ABBOTT SCORES BIG WIN IN REDISTRICTING BATTLE AS TEXAS DEMOCRATS’ BLOCKADE COLLAPSES
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks during a news conference in the State Capitol on Aug. 15, 2025, in Austin, Texas. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
Abbott pushed for the creation of a new map to adhere to President Donald Trump’s desire to not see a repeat of the 2018 election cycle, when Democrats handily regained the majority in the House and acted as a foil to the president’s legislative aspirations toward the end of his first term.
Sen. Phil King, R-Tx., carried the map in the Senate, and contended on the floor that the map generated more competitive districts, but still believed they would be won by Republicans during the 2026 midterm election cycle.
«[House bill] four, I believe, should elect more Republicans to the U.S. Congress, but I’m here to tell you, there are no guarantees,» he said.
TEXAS GOP LAWMAKERS POISED TO FINALIZE TRUMP-BACKED MAP AFTER DEM REDISTRICTING WALKOUT ENDS
While Republicans control a supermajority in deep-red Texas, Democrats still need to create a quorum in the House to actually move the process along.
Dozens of Texas Democrats fled the state to stall the process, creating a national media frenzy and generating support from Democratic donors, including groups linked to George Soros and Beto O’Rourke, to help pay for their fines, travel and lodging.

Democrat Beto O’Rourke speaks alongside elected officials gathered for a rally ahead of a public hearing on the proposed congressional redistricting on July 26, 2025. (Raquel Natalicchio/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)
It generated pushes to have them arrested by Abbott and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, as well as a request from Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, to have the FBI track them down and the DOJ launch an investigation into the political action committees funding their escape.
Democratic leaders announced Monday they would return for the second special session following California’s plan to redraw its maps to soften the blow from the Lone Star State, ending the blockade and allowing Republicans to charge ahead.
Texas House Democrats accused the GOP of crafting a map that was illegal and racially discriminatory, and they tried and failed on the House floor to add amendments to the bill that would have halted the process. Despite Democrats’ best efforts, Texas House Republicans shot down a dozen amendments to the bill.

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on Aug. 11, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
«Members, it breaks my heart to see how this illegal and rigged, mid-decade redistricting scheme is dividing our state and our country,» Rep. Chris Turner, a Democrat, said. «This is Texas, it’s not Washington D.C. The impulses of outside politicians and their billionaire backers shouldn’t dictate what we do in this chamber, in this House.»
Rep. Todd Hunter, a Republican who wrote the bill for the new map, countered that four of the five new districts were «majority-minority Hispanic,» noting that each of the new districts now trended Republican. Still, he had no qualms as to why Republicans were pursuing changes to the congressional maps.
«The underlying goal of this plan is straightforward, [to] improve Republican political performance,» he said.
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The Democrats’ blockade ended on Monday, when Abbott called for a second special session after their demands for California to also begin a redistricting cycle were met in an effort to nullify the map Texas Republicans were creating.
However, Abbott’s push could still be nullified. California Gov. Gavin Newsom and California Democrats passed their own new map on Thursday, which creates five new districts that lean Democratic and jeopardize the seats of Republicans.
But the map is not official yet, given that California voters will get to weigh in on Nov. 4 to decide if they want to accept the changes.
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Epstein estate hit with new House subpoena for ‘client list,’ call logs

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The House Oversight Committee took significant steps to widen its probe into Jeffrey Epstein on Monday, including subpoenaing the late pedophile’s estate.
Committee Chair James Comer, R-Ky., sent a letter to attorneys representing Epstein’s estate, requesting a slew of documents by Sept. 8.
«The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is reviewing the possible mismanagement of the federal government’s investigation of Mr. Jeffrey Epstein and Ms. Ghislaine Maxwell, the circumstances and subsequent investigations of Mr. Epstein’s death, the operation of sex-trafficking rings and ways for the federal government to effectively combat them, and potential violations of ethics rules related to elected officials,» Comer wrote.
«It is our understanding that the Estate of Jeffrey Epstein is in custody and control of documents that may further the Committee’s investigation and legislative goals. Further, it is our understanding the Estate is ready and willing to provide these documents to the Committee pursuant to a subpoena.»
MAXWELL SAYS SHE NEVER SAW TRUMP DO ANYTHING INAPPROPRIATE, NEW DOJ DOCS REVEAL
Epstein, pictured here in New York City on Feb. 23, 2011, is the subject of a bipartisan House Oversight Committee investigation. (David McGlynn/David McGlynn Photography)
Comer also announced that the committee would hear from Alexander Acosta, a former Trump administration labor secretary who also served as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida when Epstein entered into a non-prosecution agreement with the federal government in 2008.
Acosta is appearing before the committee for a closed-door transcribed interview on Sept. 19. He was not compelled via subpoena.
The controversial agreement, which Acosta signed off on, was concealed from more than 30 of Epstein’s underaged victims, according to The Miami Herald.
Epstein pleaded guilty in 2008 to two state charges in Florida of soliciting and procuring a minor for prostitution, avoiding more severe federal charges. He ended up serving 13 months in county jail with the benefit of a work-release program, made confidential settlements with some victims, and registered as a sex offender.
It also allowed co-conspirators to avoid charges – a major point of contention during his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell’s federal trial in late 2021. It’s also the basis of Maxwell’s appeal to the Supreme Court to overturn her guilty verdict.
Documents subpoenaed by Comer include all entries in a book compiled by Maxwell for Epstein’s 50th birthday, Epstein’s will, and information on the non-prosecution agreement.
GHISLAINE MAXWELL SAYS NO JEFFREY EPSTEIN CLIENT LIST EXISTS AS DOJ RELEASES INTERVIEW RECORDINGS

Former Labor Secretary and U.S. Attorney Alexander Acosta, pictured here in 2018, is also appearing before House investigators. (Aaron P. Bernstein/Reuters)
Information is being sought on Epstein’s financial transactions, call and visitor logs, and «any document or record that could reasonably be construed to be a potential list of clients involved in sex, sex acts, or sex trafficking facilitated by Mr. Jeffrey Epstein,» according to a copy of the subpoena viewed by Fox News Digital.
An attorney for the executors of Epstein’s estate told Fox News Digital they were reviewing the subpoena. «As the Co-Executors have always said, they will comply with all lawful process in this matter, and that includes the Committee’s subpoena,» the attorney said.
The House Oversight Committee sent a flurry of subpoenas regarding Epstein earlier this month, kicking off a bipartisan investigation into the late pedophile.
Comer sought depositions from former FBI directors Robert Mueller and James Comey, ex-attorneys general Bill Barr and Loretta Lynch, as well as former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Barr testified last week.
The subpoenas were directed via a bipartisan vote during an unrelated House Oversight subcommittee hearing on illegal immigrant children in late July.
Renewed interest in Epstein’s case has gripped Capitol Hill after the DOJ’s handling of the matter spurred a GOP revolt by far-right figures.
The DOJ effectively declared the case closed after an «exhaustive review,» revealing Epstein had no «client list,» did not blackmail «prominent individuals,» and confirmed he did die by suicide in a New York City jail while awaiting prosecution.
Democrats seized on the discord with newfound calls for transparency in Epstein’s case, spurring accusations of hypocrisy from their Republican colleagues.
Indeed, the bipartisan unity that the investigation was kicked off with quickly disintegrated after the first witness, Barr, was deposed last week.
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Reps. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Va., and Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, who attended part of Barr’s deposition, left the room roughly halfway through the sit-down and accused Republicans of insufficiently probing questions during their allotted time to depose Barr.
Comer, who argued those accusations were baseless, implored Democrats not to politicize a bipartisan investigation.
Divisions deepened after Comer said Barr had no knowledge of, nor did he believe, any implications of wrongdoing on President Donald Trump’s part related to Epstein.
House Oversight Committee ranking member Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., who was not in the room, released a statement after the deposition, claiming Barr did not clear Trump.
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Cáritas exigió un alto el fuego inmediato y el fin del apoyo internacional a la ofensiva israelí en Gaza

Cáritas Internationalis lanzó una denuncia sobre la situación en Gaza, calificando la hambruna como el resultado de “decisiones calculadas” y no de un accidente trágico. En un comunicado difundido este lunes, la organización católica advirtió que la población civil está siendo “matada de hambre, bombardeada y exterminada”, y responsabilizó tanto a Israel como a los países y corporaciones que, con su apoyo militar, financiero o diplomático, permiten la continuidad de la catástrofe: “Su silencio no es neutralidad, es aprobación”.
La denuncia de Cáritas coincidió con uno de los momentos más críticos del conflicto: el 20 de agosto, las fuerzas israelíes llevaron a cabo una nueva incursión en Gaza. Dos días más tarde, la ONU confirmó oficialmente la existencia de una hambruna en el enclave, un hecho sin precedentes en Medio Oriente: al menos 273 personas, incluidos 112 niños, habían muerto de hambre.
La declaración del organismo internacional representó un hito doloroso. Según la clasificación del sistema IPC, más del 30% de la población de Gaza está en “fase 5”, la más grave, definida como catastrófica. La Organización Mundial de la Salud advirtió que más de medio millón de personas se encuentran atrapadas en esa condición, mientras que otro 58% vive en inseguridad alimentaria aguda. Para Cáritas, este escenario no es consecuencia del azar: “El asedio de Gaza se ha convertido en una maquinaria de aniquilación, sostenida por la impunidad y el silencio, o la complicidad, de las naciones poderosas”.
El comunicado agregó: “No se trata de un trágico accidente. Es el resultado de decisiones calculadas. Una población despojada de refugio, sustento y seguridad ha sido abandonada a su suerte ante los ojos del mundo”. Para la organización, lo que ocurre no es una guerra, sino “la destrucción sistemática de la vida de la población civil”.
Cáritas también apuntó contra la respuesta de la comunidad internacional, que considera insuficiente. “Mientras tanto, la comunidad internacional se limita a declaraciones vacías y lugares comunes”, acusó.
La organización recordó que el hambre como arma viola no solo principios éticos universales, sino también disposiciones legales específicas. “Representan un desprecio flagrante de los valores y principios fundamentales de la humanidad y violan claramente el derecho internacional humanitario, los derechos humanos y numerosas disposiciones de convenciones específicas de Naciones Unidas, incluyendo la Convención para la Prevención y la Sanción del Delito de Genocidio”, señaló.
El papa Francisco también fue citado en el comunicado. En su encíclica Fratelli tutti, recordó: “O nos salvamos todos juntos o no se salva nadie”. Cáritas complementó el llamado con dos pasajes bíblicos: “Alza tu voz por los que no tienen voz” (Proverbios 31, 8) y “Todo lo que no hicisteis a uno de estos más pequeños, tampoco lo hicisteis a mí” (Mateo 25, 45).
La organización no se limitó a las denuncias: presentó un pliego de exigencias. Entre ellas, un alto el fuego inmediato y permanente, acceso humanitario sin restricciones, liberación de rehenes y detenidos arbitrarios, despliegue de una fuerza de paz de Naciones Unidas y rendición de cuentas de todos los responsables en tribunales nacionales e internacionales. También pidió aplicar plenamente la opinión consultiva de la Corte Internacional de Justicia de julio de 2024, que ordenó el fin de la ocupación de territorios palestinos, el cese de asentamientos y la evacuación de colonos, además de reparaciones a las víctimas.
Sobre el terreno, la tragedia es palpable. Médicos y cooperantes describen a niños en estado de extrema delgadez, madres que no pueden amamantar por falta de alimento, familias que hierven hierbas o beben agua salobre para sobrevivir. Según datos de Reuters, solo en los primeros 20 días de agosto murieron 133 personas por desnutrición, incluidos 25 menores. Los suplementos terapéuticos apenas alcanzan a 6.000 niños, aunque la necesidad supera los 70.000.
Catherine Russell, directora ejecutiva de Unicef, criticó la falta de acción internacional. Calificó de “algo obsceno” que se discuta la validez de los datos sobre el hambre “mientras los niños mueren en Gaza”, según informó Politico. Sus palabras coincidieron con imágenes de hospitales desbordados y campamentos improvisados donde ancianos y enfermos languidecen bajo el calor extremo.
Incluso en el terreno político estadounidense se produjeron giros inesperados. El senador Bernie Sanders y la congresista Marjorie Taylor Greene, representantes de polos ideológicos opuestos, coincidieron en denunciar la situación como “genocidio” y exigieron poner fin a la ayuda militar a Israel.
El secretario general de la ONU, António Guterres, describió la crisis como “una catástrofe provocada por el hombre” y “un fracaso de la humanidad”.
“Cáritas Internationalis hace una exhortación a todas las personas de fe y conciencia para que alcen la voz, presionen a sus gobiernos y exijan justicia. El mundo está mirando. La historia está tomando nota. Y Gaza está esperando, no palabras, sino la salvación”, concluyó el comunicado.
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