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This article shows how the articles of confferation tie into how trump or our presidents try change or or adjust the constitution and how this relate to what we are doing in class and how trump is trying to over rule this by refuring back to a redaw regarding the congressional map by using the social truth.

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Missouri appears likely to redraw congressional map during Trump’s redistricting push

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Texas and California have already begun congressional redistricting efforts for political advantage.

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This article discusses that Trump's Administration has down scaled the US government's report of human rights abuses, which the state department document reduces the criticism of US allies such as Israel and El Salvador. Included sections from previous years are removed entirely, reducing government issues of corruption.

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Trump administration rewrites and scales back annual human rights report

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The Trump administration has significantly rewritten and downscaled the US government’s annual report on global human rights abuses. The state depa…

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https://www.texastribune.org/2025/08/18/texas-redistricting-maps-charts-analysis/

Texas Republicans’ redistricting map: How the GOP could increase its stronghold.

By: Carla Astudillo

Texas Tribune Source 8/18/25

Texas republicans newly drawn congressional maps are creating an intense battle at the Texas Capitol aiming to secure U.S. house seats.

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Texas Republicans’ redistricting map: How the GOP could increase its stronghold.

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The proposed congressional districts are fueling a redistricting battle at the Texas Capitol and could have national consequences. A bipartisan war is already brewing across the U.S.

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US Regulation on Artificial inteligence

Bloomberg Inteligence

August 8, 2025

This Article is mainly about Trumps signing the AI bill on July 23. It's the United States stance on AI regulation while seemingly taking the guardrails off and focusing on intelligence growth.

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Three Republican-Led states to send National Guard Troops to DC. - Kayla Epstein, August 19 2025.

Trump is going to send 1050 National guard troops to support his standing 800 to help end homelessness and clean up the city, this effort has reduced overall crime by 26%.

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Three Republican-led states to send National Guard troops to DC

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Washington residents have protested against Trump’s deployment of troops in the city.

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By Emma Nicholson

Updated on: August 16, 2025

CBS News

The National Guard was sent to D.C. to take control over the city's police force, the national guard is not allowed to make arrests. This is Donald Trump's way to address crime in D.C.

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A White House official told CBS News Saturday that the National Guard members deployed to Washington, D.C., as part of President Trump's effort to address crime in the nation's capital and take control of the city's police force "may be armed," but that Guard members would not make arrests.

"The National Guard is not making arrests at this time - they may be armed, consistent with their mission and training, to protect federal assets, provide a safe environment for law enforcement officers to make arrests, and deter violent crime with a visible law enforcement presence," the official said.

The Wall Street Journal was first to report Saturday that National Guard soldiers in D.C. are prepared to start carrying weapons in the coming days - a shift from previous guidance.

In a statement provided Saturday to CBS News Saturday, a National Guard spokesperson reiterated that deployed Guard members "may be armed consistent with their mission and training," adding that "their presence is focused on supporting civil authorities and ensuring the safety of the community they serve."

A Defense Department official told CBS News Thursday that the deployed National Guard members would not be armed at the request of law enforcement partners. The official also said they would not have weapons in their vehicles.

"They are equipped with personal protective equipment to include body armor; weapons are available if needed but will remain in the armory," the U.S. Army said in a statement earlier this week.

The Army also said in its statement the Guard would not conduct arrests.

The president deployed the National Guard to D.C. on Monday. Citing violent crime and homelessness, Mr. Trump declared a public safety emergency and placed the city's Metropolitan Police Department under federal control. The president also deployed 800 National Guard members to the city.

"I'm deploying the National Guard to help reestablish law, order, and public safety in Washington, DC, and they're going to be allowed to do their job properly," the president said during a news conference on Monday.

On Saturday, the Republican governors of West Virginia, South Carolina and Ohio announced they would be deploying several hundred of their state's National Guard members to D.C. as well at the request of the Trump administration.

Violent crime in D.C. hit its lowest level in more than 30 years in 2024, according to the Justice Department. Some D.C. residents are now protesting against the increased law enforcement presence.

In a social media post Saturday, FBI spokesperson Ben Williamson said federal authorities have made 166 arrests in D.C. in the week since Mr. Trump declared a public safety emergency.

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Striking Boeing defense workers turn to US Congress
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Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Aug 13, 2025 Updated Aug 14, 2025
Over three thousand striking employees of The Boeing Company have brought their requests for support in having a better bargain with their union to congress in order to defend their rights.

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Striking Boeing defense workers turn to US Congress

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Boeing defense industry workers currently on strike asked for congressional lawmakers’ support on Wednesday as they seek to pressure the aviation giant to improve its bargaining offer to the union.

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Texas house democrats are moving ahead on there own terms and reshaping of the congressional districts to counteract Texas and trying to do there own protest so they can with drawl from the national battle. this artical also shows how the Democrats where ready to do there two-week walk out. for an example in the artical this shows how they are protesting for there freedom of polecats and trying to fight for a more proper role of government vs a size and power of the central government.

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Texas House Democrats return to Austin as Republicans set to resume redistricting effort

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The Texas House is scheduled to try convening a quorum again at noon.

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President Trump says Zelensky can end war with Russia by doing two things, one of which is dropping the big to join NATO which was one of Russias claims for them in the beginning and accepting their illegal annexation of the region.

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President Trump claimed Sunday that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky could bring the nation's war with Russia to a halt "almost immediately," if he's willing to make two major concessions.

Trump called for Ukraine to drop its bid to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), a demand long held by Russia, and also said there would be "no getting back" Crimea - signaling to the nation to accept Russia's illegal 2014 annexation of the region during the Obama administration.

"President Zelenskyy of Ukraine can end the war with Russia almost immediately, if he wants to, or he can continue to fight. Remember how it started. No getting back Obama given Crimea (12 years ago, without a shot being fired!), and NO GOING INTO NATO BY UKRAINE. Some things never change!!!" the commander in chief proclaimed in a late-night Truth Social post.

Trump's message comes just one day before a high-profile summit at the White House on Monday, where he is expected to meet with Zelensky and several European leaders to discuss next steps in the three-and-a-half-year conflict.

"Big day at the White House tomorrow. Never had so many European Leaders at one time. My great honor to host them!!! President DJT," Trump wrote in another Truth Social post earlier Sunday.

Ahead of the planned meeting, Zelensky posted to X to thank the United States for its support, but also signaled that peace must not be short-lived.

"I have already arrived in Washington, tomorrow I am meeting with President Trump. Tomorrow we are also speaking with European leaders. I am grateful to @POTUS for the invitation. We all share a strong desire to end this war quickly and reliably," Zelensky wrote Sunday night.

The Ukrainian leader also spoke out on Crimea, alleging its relinquishment to Russia paved the way for Putin's future invasion of Ukraine.

"And peace must be lasting. Not like it was years ago, when Ukraine was forced to give up Crimea and part of our East-part of Donbas-and Putin simply used it as a springboard for a new attack. Or when Ukraine was given so called 'security guarantees' in 1994, but they didn't work," he tweeted.

"Crimea should not have been given up then, just as Ukrainians did not give up Kyiv, Odesa, or Kharkiv after 2022. Ukrainians are fighting for their land, for their independence," he wrote.

"Now, our soldiers have successes in Donetsk and Sumy regions. I am confident that we will defend Ukraine, effectively guarantee security, and that our people will always be grateful to President Trump, everyone in America, and every partner and ally for their support and invaluable assistance. Russia must end this war, which it itself started," Zelensky said.

Trump's rambling social posts follow remarks from Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who said any lasting peace deal would require both Russia and Ukraine to make hard compromises.

"What it's going to take to stop the fighting, if we're being honest and serious here, is both sides are going to have to give, and both sides should expect to get something from this," Rubio told CBS News' "Face the Nation" on Sunday.

"It's very difficult because Ukraine obviously feels, you know, harmed, and rightfully so, because they were invaded," he added. "And the Russian side, because they feel like they got momentum in the battlefield."

Rubio didn't delve into specifics about the territorial concessions Ukraine will have to make, which is expected to be the topic of discussion between Zelensky and Trump during their White House meeting on Monday.

On Sunday, Trump reposted a user's remark on Truth Social that Ukraine will have to make territorial concessions to Russia in order to end the war.

Putin had demanded that Ukraine surrender the remaining quarter of Donetsk, a minerals-rich, Russian-speaking region, as part of a deal to end the war during Friday's summit in Alaska.

In exchange, Putin expressed a willingness to freeze up fighting in the front lines of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia, where Russia has struggled to make significant progress, Axios reported.

Zelensky, however, said that while Kyiv would be open to "land swaps" in exchange for peace, Putin's demands to cede the entirety of the Donetsk region - including parts under Ukrainian control - are off the table.

"We need real negotiations, which means they can start where the front line is now," Zelensky told reporters in Brussels on Sunday. "The contact line is the best line for talking.

"Russia is still unsuccessful in the Donetsk region," he added. "Putin has been unable to take it for 12 years, and the Constitution of Ukraine makes it impossible to give up territory or trade land."

While Russia currently controls a large swath of territory across both regions, Ukraine has been able to keep Moscow's forces from claiming the entire regions during three years of all-out war.

Kyiv still holds the key cities of Sloviansk and Kramatorsk, with hundreds of Moscow's troops killed or wounded every week in the quagmire.

Critics also fear that, because of the heavy Ukrainian fortifications in Donetsk, if they were to hand the region over to the Russians, the Kremlin could cut much further into Ukraine in a possible future attack.

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Trump says Zelensky can end war with Russia 'almost immediately' by doing these two things, ahead of White House meeting

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The president called for Ukraine to drop its bid to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), a demand long echoed by Russia, and also said there would be "no getting back," Crimea - signaling to the nation to accept Russia's illegal 2014 annexation of the region during the Obama administration.

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Key issues omitted in revised US State Department human rights report

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Published on Al Jazeera

August 12, 2025

The United States' 2025 human rights' report left out many major human rights' issues such as womens' rights', the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, LGBTQ+ rights', and racial equality issues, and human rights organization Amnesty International has noted the United States' failure to adequately report on human rights issues around the globe.

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Venezuelan detainees are shown being sent home in a prison exchange for Americans held in Venezuela, according to El Salvador President Nayib Bukele, at El Salvador International Airport on July 18, 2025. The latest State Department report said there were 'no credible reports of significant human rights abuses' in El Salvador [File: El Salvador Government/Handout via Reuters]

A key annual United States government report on global human rights abuses has drastically shifted focus, with references removed to abuses based on sexual orientation, and poor conditions downplayed in ally nations while taking aim at those who have clashed with President Donald Trump.

Released on Tuesday, the 2024 State Department Human Rights Report, was issued months late as Trump appointees altered an earlier draft dramatically to bring it in line with America First values, according to government officials who spoke on condition of anonymity. The report introduced new categories such as "Life", and "Liberty," and "Security of the Person."

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The department referred to its new report as "streamlined" and focused on remaining "aligned to the administration's executive orders".

While the 2023 report contains a lengthy introduction with numerous appendices and citations, the newest report has a single introductory page that stresses a desire to "minimize the amount of statistical data in the report". An NPR analysis found individual country reports are, on average, one-third the length of the previous year's.

There is no mention of discrimination against women, members of the LGBTQ community, or on the basis of race in the latest report introduction.

Instead, the report sounds an alarm about the erosion of freedom of speech in Europe and ramped up criticism of Brazil and South Africa, both of which Washington has clashed with over a host of issues.

Any criticism of governments for their treatment of LGBTQ rights, which appeared in Biden administration editions of the report, appears to have been omitted.

The report's section on Israel is much shorter than last year's edition and contains no mention of the severe humanitarian crisis or death toll in Gaza. Some 61,000 people have died, according to the Gaza Health Ministry, as a result of Israel's military operations in response to an attack by the Palestinian group Hamas in October 2023.

While last year's report underscored numerous acts of anti-Semitism in Hungary, noting that a local survey found half the population were "moderately or strongly anti-Semitic", the new report says the close Trump ally has "made combating anti-Semitism a top priority, publicly emphasizing its welcoming and open environment for Jews".

The report claims "no credible reports of significant human rights abuses" in El Salvador - where Trump has gained help from President Nayib Bukele, whose country is receiving $6m from the US to house migrant deportees in a high-security mega-prison.

Rights group Amnesty International said in a statement that the report "purposefully fail[ed]" to capture rights abuses in a number of countries.

This year's Human Rights Report from the U.S. State Department reveals a disturbing effort by the Trump administration to purposefully fail to fully capture the alarming and growing attacks on human rights in certain countries around the globe.

- Amnesty International USA (@amnestyusa) August 12, 2025

This year's Human Rights Report from the US Department of State shows a visible effort by the Trump administration to purposefully fail to fully capture the alarming and growing attacks on human rights in certain countries around the globe.

On Monday, rights group coalition the Council for Global Equality sued ( PDF) the State Department to release report documents, alleging the department had potentially manipulated its latest human rights report.

For decades, the State Department's congressionally mandated Human Rights Report has been used as a blueprint of reference for global rights advocacy.

This year's report was prepared following a major revamp of the department, which included the firing of hundreds of people, many from the agency's Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, which takes the lead in writing the report.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, in April, wrote an opinion piece that said the bureau had become a platform for "left-wing activists," saying the Trump administration would reorient the bureau to focus on "Western values".

Taking aim at Brazil and South Africa

In Brazil, where the Trump administration has clashed with the government, the State Department found the human rights situation had declined, after the 2023 report found no significant changes. This year's report took aim at the courts, stating they took action undermining freedom of speech and disproportionately suppressing the speech of supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro, among others.

Bolsonaro is on trial before the Supreme Court on charges he conspired with allies to violently overturn his 2022 electoral loss to leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Trump has referred to the case as a "witch hunt" and called it grounds for a 50 percent tariff on Brazilian goods.

In South Africa, whose government the Trump administration has accused of racial discrimination towards Afrikaners, this year's report said the human rights situation significantly worsened. It stated that "South Africa took a substantially worrying step towards land expropriation of Afrikaners and further abuses against racial minorities in the country."

In last year's report, the State Department found no significant changes in the human rights situation in South Africa.

Trump, earlier this year, issued an executive order that called for the US to resettle Afrikaners, describing them as victims of "violence against racially disfavored landowners," allegations that echoed far-right claims but which have been contested by South Africa's government.

Source: Al Jazeera and news agencies

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Texas House Democrats flee the state in bid to block GOP’s proposed congressional map - Written by Kayla Guo and Eleanor Klibanoff Aug. 3 2025

Texas democrats left Texas in order to prevent a vote to redraw the districts of Texas from happening, which deprived Texas's House of a quorum. (The number of lawmakers needed to function under the House's rules)

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Texas House Democrats flee the state in bid to block GOP’s proposed congressional map

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The lawmakers’ absence means the lower chamber won’t have enough members present to function, stalling passage of a draft map Democrats have condemned as a political power grab.

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President Trump wants to put an end to mail-in voting because it's not accurate, expensive, and controversial.

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Trump says he will lead ‘movement’ to end mail-in voting

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President Trump said on Monday that that he will lead a movement to get rid of mail-in ballots, falsely claiming that it leads to voter fraud.

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