Texas redistricting standoff escalates with threat to arrest absent Democrats – US politics live

<p>Civil warrants issued in state’s House to bring back lawmakers cannot be enforced outside Texas</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/04/texas-democrats-republicans-maps">Texas House pushes forward on redistricting as Democrats vow to fight</a></p></li></ul><p><strong>More than 40 people protesting the war and worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza were arrested outside the Trump International hotel in <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/new-york">New York</a> City on Monday evening.</strong></p><p>The protest, organized by IfNotNow, a Jewish-American anti-occupation group, had begun earlier in the evening at Columbus Circle. Hundreds gathered under the banner “Trump: Jews Say No More” to demand an end to the war in Gaza and that the Trump administration pressure Israel to allow greater humanitarian aid to enter into territory, as health officials there continue to report <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/31/deaths-people-killed-aid-gaza-us-envoy-steve-witkoff-visits-israel">deaths</a> from starvation and malnutrition.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/aug/05/donald-trump-texas-democrats-republicans-us-politics-live-news-updates">Continue reading...</a>