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Democratic lawmakers who took part in the walkout were each fined more than $9,000 for their absence, under the rules of the Texas House, according to letters to outlining the fines. 1.000

👤 J. David Goodman 📋 News Article 🏷️ politics , government , law

Simplified: Democratic lawmakers fined over $9000 for walkout

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Those measures had failed during previous regular sessions, but each sailed through the Legislature during this 30-day special session as Republican lawmakers, unified after their battles with Democra... 1.000

👤 J. David Goodman 📋 News Article 🏷️ politics , government , law

Simplified: Measures failed in regular sessions but passed in 30-day special session

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Redistricting was only one of two dozen items on Mr. Abbott’s agenda for the session, including conservative bills to curb mail-order abortion pills sent from out of state, regulate the use of bathroo... 1.000

👤 J. David Goodman 📋 News Article 🏷️ politics , government , policy

Simplified: Redistricting was one of two dozen items on Abbott's agenda

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Mr. Abbott said that the map, which redraws congressional districts to flip five seats currently held by Democrats, would ensure “fairer representation in the United States Congress.” 1.000

👤 J. David Goodman 📋 News Article 🏷️ politics , government , redistricting

Simplified: Abbott said map redraws districts to flip five Democratic seats ensures fairer representation

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Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas signed into law on Friday a newly gerrymandered map for Texas’ U.S. House districts, openly declaring that the state’s congressional delegation would soon be more Republican. 1.000

👤 J. David Goodman 📋 News Article 🏷️ politics , government , redistricting

Simplified: Gov Greg Abbott signed gerrymandered map into law Friday Texas congressional delegation will be more Republican

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The redistricting push has triggered a scramble in other states, controlled by Democrats and Republicans, to redraw their U.S. House maps ahead of the 2026 midterms, as President Trump pushes to maint... 1.000

👤 J. David Goodman 📋 News Article 🏷️ politics , government , elections

Simplified: Redistricting push triggered scramble in other states to redraw U.S. House maps ahead of 2026 midterms

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On Friday, Mr. Netanyahu said the body of an Israeli man who was killed during the Hamas-led attack on southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, had been returned to Israeli territory. 1.000

👤 Mr. Netanyahu 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , International Relations

Simplified: Netanyahu said the body of an Israeli man killed during the Hamas attack on October 7 2023 had been returned to Israeli territory on Friday.

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He said the body of the man, Ilan Weiss, had been moved to Gaza after he was killed while he was going out to defend Kibbutz Be’eri in southern Israel. 1.000

👤 Mr. Netanyahu 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , International Relations

Simplified: Netanyahu said Ilan Weiss's body had been moved to Gaza after he was killed defending Kibbutz Be'eri.

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But Hamas has not publicly accepted Mr. Netanyahu’s conditions for doing so, which include the group’s disarmament. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , International Relations

Simplified: Hamas has not publicly accepted Netanyahu's conditions which include the group's disarmament.

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Hamas has said it is willing to release all remaining hostages on the condition that Israel ends the war. 1.000

👤 Hamas 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , International Relations

Simplified: Hamas said it is willing to release all remaining hostages if Israel ends the war.

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But even if Democrats were to win in both of those states and in Iowa, it would not be enough to give them the majority, because Vice President JD Vance would still hold the tiebreaking vote. 0.900

👤 Tyler Pager and Annie Karni 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Elections

Simplified: Even winning Maine North Carolina and Iowa would not give Democrats the Senate majority.

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But Mr. Netanyahu has not supported that proposal, calling for negotiations for the release of all hostages and the end of the war “on conditions that are acceptable for Israel.” 1.000

👤 Mr. Netanyahu 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , International Relations

Simplified: Netanyahu has not supported that proposal calling for negotiations for the release of all hostages and the end of the war on conditions acceptable for...

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The party’s top two opportunities are widely seen as Maine, where Senator Susan Collins is the lone Republican incumbent running in a state that former Vice President Kamala Harris won in 2024, and No... 0.900

👤 Tyler Pager and Annie Karni 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Elections

Simplified: Democrats' top two Senate opportunities are Maine and North Carolina.

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Hamas has said it has accepted a new framework put forth by Arab mediators, which would begin with a temporary cease-fire and the exchange of some Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners. 1.000

👤 Hamas 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , International Relations

Simplified: Hamas said it accepted a new framework by Arab mediators for a temporary cease-fire and exchange of hostages and prisoners.

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Senator Susan Collins is the lone Republican incumbent running in a state that former Vice President Kamala Harris won in 2024 1.000

👤 Tyler Pager and Annie Karni 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Elections

Simplified: Susan Collins is the lone Republican incumbent running in Maine where Kamala Harris won in 2024.

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Still, even if Democrats managed to win Ms. Ernst’s seat, they face long odds for taking back the Senate majority in 2026, when all but two of the 22 Republican seats up for election are in states tha... 0.900

👤 Tyler Pager and Annie Karni 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Elections

Simplified: 20 of 22 Republican seats up for election in 2026 are in states Trump carried by at least 10 points in 2024.

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The Israeli military has said that its strikes in Gaza target militants and their weapon caches, and it has stressed that Hamas fighters have embedded themselves in civilian spaces. 1.000

👤 Israeli military 📋 News Article 🏷️ Military , Israel

Simplified: The Israeli military said its Gaza strikes target militants and weapon caches and Hamas fighters are embedded in civilian spaces.

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The intensification of the war comes as talks have faltered for a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas and the release of hostages. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , International Relations

Simplified: The war's intensification comes as cease-fire talks between Israel and Hamas have faltered.

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Still, even if Democrats managed to win Ms. Ernst’s seat, they face long odds for taking back the Senate majority in 2026, when all but two of the 22 Republican seats up for election are in states tha... 0.800

👤 Tyler Pager and Annie Karni 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Elections

Simplified: Democrats face long odds for taking back the Senate majority in 2026.

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A satellite image from Aug. 8 showed scores of buildings intact and what appeared to be several tent encampments. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Military , Israel

Simplified: An August 8 satellite image showed scores of buildings intact and several tent encampments.

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