Texas Republicans poised to reshape voting maps

[ad_1] Republicans in Texas are poised to approve the partisan reshaping of the state’s 38 congressional district map in hopes of adding five more house seats during the midterm elections next year. Democrats stalled the vote for two weeks by fleeing the state, but have since returned. Texas Tribune reporter Eleanor Klibanoff joins to discuss….

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Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s lawyers ask judge to dismiss criminal charges, calling them “vindictive and selective”

[ad_1] Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador only to be brought back to the U.S. to face smuggling charges, asked a federal judge in Nashville on Tuesday to dismiss his indictment, calling it a “vindictive and selective prosecution” by the Trump administration. The attorneys claimed the Trump administration is…

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Florida to receive federal funds to build immigration detention sites, including “Alligator Alcatraz,” Noem says

[ad_1] Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Monday the federal government will fund an effort by Florida to set up immigration detention centers, which include a proposed site in the Everglades that state officials have dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz.” Noem said the detention facilities in Florida will be funded “in large part” by the Federal Emergency…

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Florida lawmakers visit “Alligator Alcatraz” for the first time after weeks of being denied entry

[ad_1] Florida lawmakers got their first tour of the new migrant detention facility in the Everglades called Alligator Alcatraz. Democratic lawmakers had been asking for a tour for weeks after detainees claimed there were “inhumane” conditions inside the facility. A group of the lawmakers had sued Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration to be allowed in….

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Trump administration to more heavily scrutinize “good moral character” requirement for U.S. citizenship

[ad_1] The Trump administration is signaling it will more heavily scrutinize applications filed by legal immigrants seeking American citizenship, in its latest effort to tighten access to U.S. immigration benefits. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the federal agency overseeing the country’s legal immigration system, instructed officers on Friday to consider additional factors when determining whether…

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Read full episode transcripts of “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” from 2025

[ad_1] More than a decade of “Face the Nation” transcripts are available online: 2008  |  2009  |  2010  |  2011  |  2012   |  2013  |  2014  |  2015  |  2016  |  2017  |  2018  |  2019  |  2020  |  2021  |  2022  |  2023  |  2024 For earlier broadcasts, contact CBS Footage Requests. And for the latest from “Face the Nation,” bookmark our homepage and follow us on Facebook, X, Instagram and TikTok. Aug. 17 Secretary of State Marco Rubio Democratic Rep. Jason Crow of Colorado Fiona Hill, former senior director for Europe and Russia…

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