The group of Texas House Democrats who fled their state for Washington, D.C. held a press conference marking the halfway point of the special session they are blocking and said they will stay away for the last two weeks of the session, criticized the election integrity law they are blocking, and accused Gov. Greg Abbott of politically motivated blackmail.
Israeli Strikes Hit Houthi Targets in Yemen
Israel’s military said it struck multiple targets linked to the Iran-aligned Houthi movement in Yemen on Thursday, including Sana’a International Airport and three ports along