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(Background) Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks during a news conference on January 31, 2023 in Austin, Texas. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images) / (R-Top) CAROL STREAM, ILLINOIS - AUGUST 03: Texas House Democratic Caucus Chair Gene Wu boards a bus with other state lawmakers following a press conference at the DuPage County Democratic Party headquarters on August 03, 2025 in Carol Stream, Illinois. Wu and the other lawmakers left the state earlier today so a quorum could not be reached during a special session called to redistrict the state. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) / (R-Bottom) WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 14: Texas State Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer (D) addresses a 'Let's Finish the Job for the People' rally near the U.S. Capitol on September 14, 2021 in Washington, DC. Politicians and activists called on the U.S. Senate to fulfill their commitment to taking up voting rights and pass the For the People Act. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Los demócratas impiden una vez más que la Cámara de Representantes de Texas se reúna mientras el gobernador Abbott intensifica sus advertencias en medio de un enfrentamiento de dos semanas

Los republicanos de la Cámara de Representantes de Texas volvieron a quedarse cortos en el quórum el lunes, ya que los legisladores demócratas abandonaron el estado para intentar frustrar una iniciativa de redistribución de distritos liderada por los republicanos antes de las elecciones intermedias de 2026.

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(Background) U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan stands with acting Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Kevin Lunday during the commissioning ceremony for the Coast Guard icebreaker Storis on Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025, in Juneau, Alaska. (Photo by James Brooks/Alaska Beacon) / (L) Troy Edgar, deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, speaks during the commissioning ceremony for the Coast Guard icebreaker Storis. (Photo by James Brooks/Alaska Beacon)

Trump admin commissions first Arctic Icebreaker, transforming U.S. Coast Guard ‘into more agile and capable fighting force’

DHS Deputy Secretary Troy Edgar participated in the commissioning ceremony of the polar icebreaker USCGC Storis in Juneau, Alaska on Sunday — signifying a pivotal milestone in the administration’s initiative to modernize the U.S. Coast Guard into a more agile and capable force — equipped to confront the complex “challenges of the 21st century.”

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AUSTIN, TEXAS - JUNE 22: (Rick Kern/Getty Images) / (R) KERRVILLE, TEXAS - JULY 11: President Donald Trump and Texas Governor Greg Abbott hold hands during a round table event at the Hill Country Youth Event Center to discuss last week's flash flooding on July 11, 2025 in Kerrville, Texas. Trump traveled to Texas one week after flash flooding along the Guadalupe River swept through cities, mobile home parks and summer camps, killing 120 people. Ninety-six of those killed were in Kerr County, where the toll includes at least 36 children. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Texas Dems block GOP from convening once more as Gov. Abbott heightens warnings amid 2-week standoff

Texas House Republicans once again fell short of achieving quorum on Monday, as Democrat lawmakers have fled the state in a move to thwart a Republican-led redistricting initiative ahead of the 2026 midterms. Meanwhile, Governor Abbott has reiterated stern warnings to the absentees, emphasizing that arrest upon their eventual return could endure “for literally years.”

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(L) Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan. (Photo via: newsroom.intel.com) / (R) WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: U.S. President Donald Trump applauds during the inauguration ceremony in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Donald Trump takes office for his second term as the 47th president of the United States. (Photo by Julia Demaree Nikhinson - Pool/Getty Images)

El CEO de Intel reacciona a la petición de dimisión de Trump: “Estamos en contacto con la Administración”

El jueves, el presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, declaró en la plataforma Truth Social: “El director ejecutivo de Intel está en un profundo conflicto y debe renunciar de inmediato. No hay otra solución a este problema. ¡Gracias por su atención!”.

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