News for August 3, 2025

Texas House Democrats left the state to block Gov. Greg Abbott and Republican leaders from pushing through a new congressional map.

Texas House Democrats left the state for Illinois to block a Republican redistricting push, triggering threats from Governor Greg Abbott and public support from Illinois Governor JB Pritzker.

Soulja Boy was arrested in Los Angeles on a firearm possession charge during an early morning traffic stop, police said.

Authorities say Michael Paul Brown remains the focus of a manhunt after a Montana bar shooting that killed four people and raised fears he could return to Anaconda.

Kevin Hassett defended President Donald Trump’s firing of the labor statistics chief and said the White House wants more trust in the jobs data.

A pro-Palestinian march organized by Palestine Action Group went ahead on the Sydney Harbour Bridge after the NSW Supreme Court allowed it at the last minute, drawing a huge crowd and major traffic disruptions.

Authorities arrested two men accused of helping Austin Robert Drummond, the suspect in a Tennessee quadruple killing, as the search for him continues.

The Senate confirmed Jeanine Pirro as U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C., giving President Donald Trump’s pick the top federal prosecutor job in the capital.