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State representatives ripped up permission slips that Republican House leaders gave Democratic lawmakers trying to leave the Capitol building. One even spent the night sleeping inside the chambers.
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The Republican-controlled chamber will gavel back into session Wednesday with an intent to vote on a plan to help the GOP in the midterms.
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The effort is intended to help the G.O.P. win five more U.S. House seats in the midterm elections. Other states, red and blue, are likely to redraw their own maps.
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The move continues a remarkable turnabout toward the app for President Trump, who tried to ban TikTok in his first term.
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The divergent characterizations highlighted the murky path forward for Ukraine peace talks, a day after Zelensky raced to Washington with top allies to prevent President Trump from making concessions to Putin. World leaders also awaited eagerly for details on what security guarantees the U.S. would offer Ukraine.
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The government will now have to find new places to house asylum seekers, while hoping other areas don't take similar legal action.
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"This is just my way of resisting," said Texas state representative Nicole Collier after Republicans ordered Democrats to be monitored by police if they left the statehouse again.
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Nicole Collier, a state representative, slept in the Capitol rather than agree to police surveillance imposed by Republicans after a Democratic walkout. "I am resisting," she said.
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