Texas house passes redrawn electoral map aiming to help Republicans keep majority in 2026 midterms – US politics live

Lower chamber passed vote following two-week delay after Democratic lawmakers walked out in attempt to stop plan to define five new Republican-friendly districtsAmid the Donald Trump administration’s heavy-handed review of Smithsonian museums, the Guardian has seen a document compiled by the White House that details examples of how the widely visited cultural institutions have overly negative portrayals of US history.The document, based on public submissions shared with the administration, points to what it says are problematic exhibits at seven different museums, including a Benjamin Franklin exhibit that links his scientific achievements to his ownership of enslaved people and a film about George Floyd’s murder that it says mischaracterizes the police. Continue reading...

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