{"id":159521,"date":"2025-08-05T07:29:01","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T07:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/trump-news-at-a-glance-political-battle-in-texas-escalates-and-president-under-fire-for-firing-labor-statistics-chief-the-guardian\/"},"modified":"2025-08-05T07:29:01","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T07:29:01","slug":"trump-news-at-a-glance-political-battle-in-texas-escalates-and-president-under-fire-for-firing-labor-statistics-chief-the-guardian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/trump-news-at-a-glance-political-battle-in-texas-escalates-and-president-under-fire-for-firing-labor-statistics-chief-the-guardian\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump news at a glance: political battle in Texas escalates and president under fire for firing labor statistics chief – The Guardian"},"content":{"rendered":"

Governor Greg Abbott orders arrest of Democratic legislators who fled state; ex-leaders of statistics bureau say firing of commissioner \u2018undermines credibility\u2019 \u2013 key US politics stories from 4 August 2025
Texas governor Greg Abbott on Monday ordered the department of public safety to arrest and return any House member who had left the state and \u201cabandoned their duty to Texans\u201d, as Democrats thwarted plans to redistrict the state along lines that would favour Republicans.
\u201cThere are consequences for dereliction of duty,\u201d Abbott said in a statement on Monday, after the Republican-dominated House issued civil arrest warrants in an attempt to compel the return of the members who fled the state in order to deny the legislature a quorom.
\u201cThis order will remain in effect until all missing Democrat House members are accounted for and brought to the Texas Capitol.\u201d
Democrats hold 62 of the 150 seats in the legislature\u2019s lower chamber, so as long as at least 51 members remain out of Austin, the Texas legislature cannot move forward with any votes, including a plan to redraw the state\u2019s congressional maps to give Republicans<\/a> five more seats in Congress.
Here are the key US politics<\/a> stories of the day:
Texas Democrats in the state legislature denied its speaker a legislative quorum Monday by leaving the state, forestalling plans proposed by the White House to redistrict Texas\u2019s congressional lines to more greatly favor Republicans<\/a>. Texas governor Greg Abbott has threatened arrest, fines, felony charges of bribery and expulsion against the lawmakers.
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
The former Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) commissioners and non-partisan economic groups have criticized Donald Trump\u2019s shock firing of BLS commissioner Erika McEntarfer after the July jobs report data revealed<\/a> jobs growth stalled this summer.
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
About 600 former Israeli security officials, including previous heads of the Mossad and the military, have urged Donald Trump to pressure Israel to end the war in Gaza as the country\u2019s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu<\/a>, considers expanding the conflict.
In an open letter, the former officials said an end to the war was the only way to save hostages still held by Hamas.
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
Mike Johnson<\/a> became the highest ranked US official to visit the occupied West Bank<\/a> on Monday, the Republican House speaker drawing measures of praise and condemnation for his trip in support of Israeli<\/a> settlements amid a worsening starvation crisis<\/a> in Gaza.
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
More than 40 people protesting the war in Gaza and worsening humanitarian crisis were arrested outside the Trump International hotel in New York City on Monday evening.
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
Donald Trump\u2019s special envoy is expected in Moscow days before the US president\u2019s deadline on Friday for Russia to make progress on ending the war in Ukraine or face increased US sanctions.
Trump said Steve Witkoff would visit Moscow on Wednesday or Thursday. When asked what message Witkoff would take to Russia and what Vladimir Putin<\/a> could do to avoid new sanctions, the US president answered: \u201cYeah, get a deal where people stop getting killed.\u201d
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
The US state department has prepared plans to impose bonds as high as $15,000 for some tourism and business visas, according to a draft<\/a> of a temporary final rule. The bonds would be issued to visitors from countries with significant overstay rates, under a 12-month pilot program.
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
The Trump administration<\/a> is seeking to block veterans from receiving abortions<\/a> at hospitals run by the Department of Veterans Affairs in cases of rape or incest, or when a veteran\u2019s pregnancy has imperiled their health, according to new paperwork filed by the administration.
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
The Swiss stock market has plunged, the cabinet has held crisis talks and the country\u2019s president has been accused<\/strong> of mishandling a vital phone call with the White House after Donald Trump hit the country with a shock 39% export tariff<\/a>.
News Corp, part of the Murdoch family media empire,<\/strong> has announced it will bring a version of the brash rightwing New York tabloid to California in early 2026<\/a>.
Marjorie Taylor Greene said that she feels the Republican party<\/strong> has lost touch with its base \u2013 but she said she has no plans to leave the party.<\/a>
More than a dozen Democratic members of Congress signed on to a letter<\/a> that urges the Trump administration to recognise Palestinian statehood<\/strong>, in a draft copy shared with the Guardian.
Catching up? Here\u2019s what happened on 3 August 2025<\/a><\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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