The Republican senators claim the DOJ has been politicized and U.S. Attorney David Weiss needs special protections to conduct the investigation.
The amendment was adopted because Republicans outvoted Democrats on the committee after Sen. Jon Ossoff was absent with COVID-19.
The government will use a post-September 11 law to forgive student loan forgiveness on the basis of addressing a national emergency, the COVID-19 pandemic.
Republicans claim the new law will increase, not reduce, inflation, as well as make the IRS more intrusive in Americans' lives.
Federal agents raided former President Trump’s home at Mar-A-Lago in Florida. Trump described the raid as “political persecution.”
A 30-year-old woman from the Texas Panhandle is accused of holding the captives so they would pay thousands of dollars in smuggling fees.
District Attorney Kim Ogg warned Texas senators of a secretive process for appointing magistrates who set bail bonds and that Harris County courts had quietly stopped recording bail hearings.
The Battle at San Jacinto was the victory that secured Texas’ independence from Mexico in 1836.
This week — Texas senators lead a border tour, the attorney general dodges a question about declaring an “invasion” on the border, and Ken Paxton leads John Cornyn in a 2026 poll.
The legislation included billions of dollars in appropriations to improve school safety and mental health services.
This week — the Abbott campaign has purchased its first general election ad space, a Texas Democratic leader will retire after next term if he wins re-election, and Texas GOP delegates favor DeSantis as the non-Trump 2024 candidate.
Chief Pete Arredondo has faced withering criticism from elected officials and state police as they investigate his response to the shooting.
