Texas House fails to reach quorum for second day after Trump attacks blue states for accepting fleeing Democrats – live updates

Texas House falls short of a quorum by six members as state lawmakers battle over Republican-drawn congressional maps

• Trump says GOP ‘entitled’ to five more congressional seats in Texas

It’s a quiet August Tuesday on the president’s schedule today. The only listed item on his agenda is an executive order signing at 4pm EDT. We don’t know the details of that just yet.

Trump is also speaking on CNBC now, and we’ll bring you the latest from that interview.

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Source: World news | The Guardian.