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Longtime Texas House Dem says he won't seek reelection if redistricting effort holds

Longtime Texas House Dem says he won’t seek reelection if redistricting effort holds

A longtime Democratic House lawmaker from Texas said Thursday he won’t run for another term if a Republican redistricting plan pushed by President Trump stands as law in the state. The announcement from 78-year-old Rep. Lloyd Doggett, who has served in Congress since 1995, means Texas Democrats appear to have avoided a potentially messy congressional primary between…

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California Eyes $7,500 EV Credit Fill In, Fast Tracks New Emissions Rules

California regulators are advancing a two-pronged strategy to shield the state’s EV market and decouple vehicle emissions rules from federal rollback efforts. The California Air Resources Board (CARB) and five affiliated agencies are proposing to backfill the expiring $7,500 federal EV tax credit with state level incentives — possibly via vouchers, point of sale rebates…

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Will China be Ukraine’s security guarantor? Unlikely, despite Russia’s wishes

Will China be Ukraine’s security guarantor? Unlikely, despite Russia’s wishes

Resource constraints and precedent mean China is unlikely to become one of Ukraine’s security guarantors – despite Russia’s suggestion that it could, according to analysts. With rising expectations for a face-to-face meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky, security guarantees for Kyiv have taken centre stage in discussions about a…

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