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PBS News Hour

News Wrap: Texas AG attempts to expel Dems who left state

Season 2025 Episode 217 | 6m 31s

In our news wrap Tuesday, the Texas Attorney General is ramping up pressure on Democrats who left the state to block a vote on a new congressional map, a central California wildfire exploded in size to nearly 130 square miles and the House Oversight Committee subpoenaed the Justice Department for files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

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