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Texas AG wants to arrest Beto O’Rourke as tensions explode

Texas AG wants to arrest Beto O’Rourke as tensions explode

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August 12, 2025; 8pm: What to make of Trump's threat to expand his federal crackdown into other American cities. And as Republicans look to consolidate power for Donald Trump, the attorney general of Texas wants Beto O'Rourke jailed for standing up for democracy. Then, Donald Trump didn't like the jobs numbers so he fired the person in charge of them—and now there’s growing alarms over the MAGA replacement. Plus, the latest Republican to bomb at a town hall in front of his own constituents.

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