Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. Lawmakers in Texas have approved a new

congressional map that's aimed at helping Republicans pick up an additional five seats in next year's

midterm elections as requested by President Trump. Andrew Schneider from Houston Public Media reports,

the proposal will next head to the state

Senate. Democrats had left the state for two weeks to try to slow the passage. Democratic State

Representative John Rosenthal called the entire process, quote, a sham from beginning to end.

If you're losing a game so badly that you feel the need to change the referees and change the

rules to help you win, maybe it's time to have a look in the mirror.

Republican State Representative Todd Hunter, the author of the redistricting bill,

said repeatedly that the aim of the bill was to enable Republicans to maximize Republican

political performance, which he said has been allowed by the courts. Democrats countered the bill was to enable Republicans to maximize Republican political performance, which

he said has been allowed by the courts. Democrats countered the bill was racial gerrymandering,

which is illegal. For NPR news, I'm Andrew Schneider in Houston. The White House says more than

550 arrests have been made since President Trump declared a crime emergency in the nation's capital.

NPR's Jennifer Lutton reports the city's large immigrant population has mixed emotions about

the growing operation.

In this largely Latino neighborhood of Washington, D.C., street vendors and food delivery

drivers have disappeared. Residents say people are anxious and afraid to go out since ICE and other federal agents started turning up to arrest people.

It's sad, says Janet Bernal, as she pushes a toddler in a stroller, they work hard, pay their taxes, and are treated badly.

She and others do support cracking down on criminals.

The White House says some arrested immigrants here illegally

have been charged with kidnapping, assault, and burglary.

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