By Robert Downen, The Texas Tribune Sept. 18, 2023 “Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick asks state auditor to review Ken Paxton impeachment” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. The Texas Tribune is your
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Originally Published: 21 AUG 23 12:53 ETUpdated: 21 AUG 23 20:24 ETBy Zachary Cohen, Jason Morris, Katelyn Polantz, Holmes Lybrand, Jeremy Herb, Devan Cole and Kristen Holmes, CNN(CNN) — Former President Donald Trump plans to turn himself in and be processed at the Fulton County jail on Thursday, following his agreement earlier Monday to a
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yOriginally Published: 21 AUG 23 12:53 ETUpdated: 21 AUG 23 15:14 ETBy Zachary Cohen, Jason Morris, Katelyn Polantz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN(CNN) — Former President Donald Trump and several co-defendants in the sweeping Georgia racketeering case are expected to work out the terms of their bond Monday with the Fulton County district attorney’s office, according
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Originally Published: 27 JUL 23 22:31 ET By Donald Judd (CNN) — President Joe Biden delivered remarks in Washington, DC, Thursday, paying tribute to the nation’s 33rd president – who, 75 years ago this week, signed an executive order desegregating the US military – while issuing a scathing rebuke of Alabama GOP Sen. Tommy Tuberville,
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Originally Published: 28 JUL 23 05:00 ET By Donald Judd, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden will sign an executive order Friday amending the Uniform Code of Military Justice by transferring key decision-making authorities outside the military chain of command in cases of sexual assault, domestic violence, child abuse, murder and other serious crimes. According
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(CNN) — Few citizens face the kind of perfect storm of legal threats engulfing Donald Trump. And given that he is a past and possibly future president running for a new term, the entire country could share in his historic ordeal. Strong indications Tuesday that Trump could soon be indicted in a third case –
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(CNN) — The Massachusetts Air National Guardsman who is accused of posting a trove of classified documents to social media asked a judge to reconsider his detention on Monday, pointing out that he is charged with the same federal counts as former President Donald Trump and that prosecutors did not oppose Trump’s release. In May,
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(CNN) — US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will “probably” meet before year’s end, the White House says, a step toward easing what had been a strained relationship but still short of the full-blown Oval Office invitation Netanyahu has long sought. “They have agreed that they will meet, probably before the
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Washington (CNN) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday will urge the Senate to quickly advance the dozens of State Department nominees that remain pending due to holds put into place by Republican senators, a State Department official told CNN. Blinken’s push for the nominees to move forward comes as Republicans in the Senate
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(CNN)–The US Air Force has suspended personnel moves and bonuses through the end of the fiscal year as the service faces a funding shortfall driven by higher-than-expected costs, according to a statement from the service Monday. The Air Force said it needed to take these steps now “to avoid exhausting funds” dedicated to personnel. The
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — New York Congressman George Santos is visiting El Paso on Monday. According to a statement from the House of Representatives, the Congressman is set to address the ongoing border crisis. It will take place at the Hyatt Place Hotel located at 6030 Gateway East, from 4:30 to 5:30 pm. He
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New York (CNN) — Ford and its South Korean battery manufacturing partner SK On have agreed to a loan of $9.2 billion from the US Department of Energy as part of President Joe Biden’s push to bring more electric vehicle production to the United States. Ford and SK’s joint venture, BlueOval SK, would use the funds to build
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Texas congressman Will Hurd, a onetime CIA officer and fierce critic of Donald Trump, announced on Thursday that he’s running for president, hoping to build momentum as a more moderate alternative to the Republican primary field’s early front-runner. Hurd represented District 23, which spans from El Paso to San Antonio. Hurd, who
Continue Reading Originally Published: 15 MAY 23 01:54 ETUpdated: 15 MAY 23 17:04 ETBy Nouran Salahieh, Polo Sandoval, Rosa Flores, Andrea Cambron and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — Despite warnings of a potential crush of migrants that sent thousands of federal personnel to the southern border and US cities scrambling to prepare, the days after the expiration of
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Mayor Oscar Leeser said Sunday that his decision to declare a state of emergency for the city was made so that the community could prepare for the expected lifting of Title 42 on May 11. Last week, Mayor Leeser said the border community is “going to see something, based on
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President Joe Biden formally announced on Tuesday that he is ready to run for a second term in office. This marks four years to the day when Biden made the announcement of his 2020 run for the White House. The announcement was made in a three-minute video. 80 year-old Biden asking voters to give him more time to
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A local group is calling on the $600 million in federal funding for renovations to The Bridge of the Americas (BOTA) to be used to address environmental concerns. Familias Unidas del Chamizal is asking that the renovations consider health impacts and not violate the civil rights of vulnerable communities. The
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Originally Published: 03 APR 23 22:30 ETBy Tierney Sneed (CNN) — News outlets will not be allowed to broadcast former President Donald Trump’s arraignment on Tuesday in a Manhattan state court, a judge said Monday night.New York Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchan rejected a request by several media organizations, including CNN, for permission to broadcast the
Continue Reading Federal judge rules Willow Project construction can move forward as environmental groups’ lawsuits proceedOriginally Published: 03 APR 23 18:52 ETUpdated: 03 APR 23 19:32 ETBy Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge in Alaska has declined to block progress on the controversial Willow oil drilling project while lawsuits against the project proceed.The Biden administration approved
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Former President Donald Trump is expected to travel to New York on Monday. One day ahead of his historic arraignment. Trump becoming the first president, current or former, to face criminal charges. He’s due to surrender at a Manhattan Criminal Court on Tuesday, following last week’s grand jury indictment. Sources say, Trump faces more than 30 counts related to
Continue Reading Originally Published: 27 MAR 23 01:56 ETUpdated: 27 MAR 23 11:18 ETBy Mark Thompson, Liz Enochs and Chris Isidore, CNN (CNN) — In a milestone moment for the banking crisis, a company has purchased most of what’s left of the bank that started the meltdown.First Citizens Bank has purchased the remaining assets, deposits and loans of
Continue Reading Originally Published: 27 MAR 23 16:05 ETUpdated: 27 MAR 23 16:15 ETBy Kara Scannell and Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — The former head of the company that publishes the National Enquirer met Monday with the Manhattan grand jury investigating former President Donald Trump’s alleged role in a scheme to pay hush money to an adult
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The National Guard continued setting barbed wire near the Rio Grande Tuesday morning. Members of the Texas National Guard worked across the Rio Grande in the area near UTEP. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott first deployed national guardsmen in December after a surge of migrants coming through the southern border.
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Originally Published: 21 MAR 23 21:25 ETBy Kristen Holmes and Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — Communications between adult-film star Stormy Daniels and an attorney who is now representing former President Donald Trump have been turned over to the Manhattan district attorney’s office, Daniels’ lawyer told CNN.The exchanges — said to date back to 2018, when Daniels
Continue Reading Originally Published: 20 MAR 23 05:03 ETUpdated: 20 MAR 23 20:18 ETBy Jack Forrest and Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The grand jury empaneled as part of the investigation into Donald Trump’s alleged role in a scheme to pay hush money to adult film star Stormy Daniels on Monday heard from a potentially key witness put
Continue Reading Originally Published: 20 MAR 23 11:23 ETUpdated: 20 MAR 23 20:27 ETBy Priscilla Alvarez, Devan Cole, Alex Marquardt and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — The US Capitol Police force “is not currently tracking any direct or credible threats to the US Capitol” ahead of a possible indictment of former President Donald Trump, according to a department
Continue Reading Originally Published: 13 MAR 23 18:11 ETUpdated: 13 MAR 23 18:16 ETBy Polo Sandoval and Sarah Boxer, CNN (CNN) — On a snowy March afternoon, a small convoy of taxis and hired cars rolled north along a New York country road that dead-ends at the Canadian border. Among those onboard: a Nigerian family of five, a
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Originally Published: 13 MAR 23 17:25 ETUpdated: 13 MAR 23 17:33 ETBy Clare Foran and Manu Raju, CNN (CNN) — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has been discharged from the hospital after being treated for a concussion and a rib fracture, his office announced Monday.The Kentucky Republican tripped at a dinner event on Wednesday evening, his
Continue Reading Originally Published: 28 FEB 23 19:45 ETBy Clare Foran, CNN (CNN) — Bipartisan lawmakers warned of the threat posed by the Chinese Communist Party on Thursday during the first hearing of the House select committee on China, a rare demonstration of unity across the aisle in a Congress increasingly divided along partisan lines.The panel’s chairman, Republican
Continue Reading Originally Published: 27 FEB 23 17:09 ETUpdated: 27 FEB 23 21:02 ETBy Oliver Darcy and Jon Passantino, CNN (CNN) — Rupert Murdoch, the chairman of Fox Corporation, acknowledged in a deposition taken by Dominion Voting Systems that some Fox News hosts endorsed false claims that the 2020 election was stolen.Murdoch’s remarks were made public in a
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