## FBI granted request to 'locate' fleeing Texas House Democrats, Sen. Cornyn says

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Sen. John Cornyn, a Texas Republican, said on Thursday that FBI Director Kash Patel has granted his request for the federal government to assist with locating Texas House Democrats who fled the state in protest of GOP-led redistricting efforts.

"I thank President Trump and Director Patel for supporting and swiftly acting on my call for the federal government to hold these supposed lawmakers accountable for fleeing Texas.

We cannot allow these rogue legislators to avoid their constitutional responsibilities," Cornyn said in a news release.

Cornyn also joined "The Mark Davis" radio show on Thursday morning and expressed his gratitude for Patel's prompt response.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, a Democrat, slammed Cornyn and the FBI after Cornyn said the bureau granted his request.

Late Thursday, Cornyn responded on X, "The FBI investigate lawbreakers of all types, and they are very good at it.

President Donald Trump earlier this week told ABC News Chief White House Correspondent Mary Bruce the FBI "may have to get involved.". »

### 'This is child trafficking' — Russia launches 'catalog' of Ukrainian children for adoption, sorted by eye and hair color

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The database, which includes data on 294 children, is available on the education department of the Russian occupation authorities in Luhansk Oblast.

Ukraine has identified more than 19,500 children abducted by Russia during the full-scale war and forcibly transferred to Russia, the Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine, or Belarus.

Screenshot from the website of the Russian occupation authorities in Luhansk Oblast, where Ukrainian children are offered up for adoption. »

### Dean Cain: Former Superman actor says he’s joining ICE, backs Trump’s immigration crackdown

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Former Superman actor Dean Cain has revealed that he’s joining the ranks of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency, showing his support for US President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.

Cain described the US’s immigration system as “broken,” saying, “Congress needs to fix it, but in the interim, President Trump ran on this.

Cain has revealed that he’s joining the ranks of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency. »

### India isn’t flinching: Why Trump might be misreading India’s tariff playbook

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Rahul Gandhi, the leader of India's largest opposition party, the Indian National Congress, described the penalty for Russian oil purchases as "economic blackmail" by Trump.

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However, since then, Trump has moved the goalposts from just reducing the U.S.' trade deficit with India to the South Asian country's relationship with Russia. »

### After Concord's flop, Sony admits its live-service plan 'is not entirely going smoothly' but says it will continue and learn from its mistakes

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Tao said, despite Concord's shutdown and Marathon's delay, she still believes in Sony's strategy but will learn from its mistakes.

Live-service games accounted for 40% of Sony's first-party software revenue in Q1, but "for the full year it's a little less, probably between 20-30%".

Sony has admitted that its current live-service strategy "is not entirely going smoothly" following the disastrous launch of Concord, but says it will continue with its plan and learn from its mistakes. »

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