Trump Says FBI May Step In to Track Absent Texas Democrats

Former President Donald Trump said federal law enforcement may need to intervene in the standoff over Texas redistricting, telling reporters on Tuesday that the Federal Bureau of Investigation "may have to" help locate Democratic state legislators who left Texas to block a quorum. Trump asserted that the Democrats had "abandoned the state," indicating that their absence is obstructing the Republican-led effort to advance a new redistricting plan. He did not specify what form of federal involvement he envisioned or whether he has discussed the matter with the Justice Department.