Texas Rep. Nicole Collier speaks out after being told she can’t leave Capitol without police escort

[ad_1] The Texas House of Representatives is expected to vote Wednesday on a Republican-proposed redistricting map after Democratic lawmakers returned to the state this week. One lawmaker, State Rep. Nicole Collier, has been at the Texas Capitol since Monday after refusing a mandatory police escort meant to ensure Democrats will show up when the state…

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Bus crash kills dozens of migrants just back in Afghanistan after Iran deported them, officials say

[ad_1] Seventy-six people were killed in a collision between a bus carrying Afghan migrants and two other vehicles in western Afghanistan, a provincial official said Wednesday. “Seventy-six citizens of the country … lost their lives in the incident, and three others were seriously injured,” Mohammad Yousuf Saeedi, Herat provincial government spokesman, said in a statement….

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White House launching review of Smithsonian museums to “ensure alignment” with Trump’s plans

[ad_1] The White House is launching an internal review of some of the Smithsonian Institution’s best-known museums, seeking to “celebrate American exceptionalism” and remove what it views as “divisive or ideologically driven language.” The review was announced in a letter Tuesday to Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution Lonnie Bunch, signed by Office of Management and…

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