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California Politics · CaliforniaCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom announced plans for a Nov. 4 special election to approve new congressional maps aimed at helping Democrats gain five U.S. House seats in 2026. The move comes in response to a Republican-led redistricting effort in Texas, backed by Donald Trump, to add five GOP seats. Newsom unveiled the plan alongside prominent Democratic leaders, with state lawmakers expected to formally set the election next week.See the Story
Newsom Calls Nov. 4 Special Election in California on Partisan Redistricting Plan to Counter Texas Move
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US Immigration · FloridaFlorida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration is preparing to open a second immigration detention facility at a state prison in north Florida, as a federal judge decides the fate of the state’s holding center for immigrants at an isolated airstrip in the Florida Everglades dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz.”See the Story
DeSantis announces plans for second immigration detention facility in north Florida
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US Crime · United StatesThe Justice Department said Thursday it will seek the death penalty against a member of the cultlike Zizians group accused of killing a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Vermont in the latest Trump administration push for more federal executions.See the Story
Prosecutors seek death penalty against Zizians member charged with murdering Vermont border agent
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