Negotiators optimistic for policing overhaul on eve of George Floyd anniversary
The two lead Senate negotiators behind legislation to overhaul the nation’s policing laws expressed new optimism Monday, on the eve of a…
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Texas’ Cornyn, other top Republicans dig in over Jan. 6 commission bill, plan to filibuster
WASHINGTON, DC — Texas Sen. John Cornyn was clear in February: Congress should establish a 9/11-style outside commission to investigate the…
Continue Reading Ex-WH counsel McGahn agrees to testify before House Judiciary Committee behind closed doors, likely next week
Former Trump White House Counsel Don McGahn has agreed to testify before the House Judiciary Committee after House Democrats and the Justice…
Continue Reading Lawyers say Ft. Bliss ‘warehousing’ migrant kids by the thousands
FORT BLISS, Texas — The shelter at Fort Bliss feels more like a warehouse, according to people who have been there, with rows and rows of bunk…
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Texas gives final OK to unlicensed handgun carrying, El Paso lawmakers react: ‘Our deaths don’t matter’
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas lawmakers have given final approval to allowing people carry handguns without a license, and the background check and…
Continue Reading Stephanie Murphy passes on Florida Senate run in 2022
Florida Rep. Stephanie Murphy, a rising Democratic star who was seriously considering challenging Republican Sen. Marco Rubio next year for his seat,…
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Texas lawmakers approve letting people carry handguns without a license, background check or training
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas lawmakers have given final approval to allowing people carry handguns without a license, and the background check and…
Continue Reading Arizona and Georgia audits move forward as Republicans continue to push election fraud lies
A Republican-ordered audit of the 2.1 million votes cast last year in Arizona’s Maricopa County resumed Monday amid the escalating intra-party…
Continue Reading US Navy introduces incentives for sailors to get vaccinated
The Navy became the first branch in the US military to issue service-wide incentives for sailors to get vaccinated against Covid-19, including…
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Alabama governor signs bill banning Covid-19 vaccine passports
Alabama Republican Gov. Kay Ivey on Monday signed a bill into law banning the use of so-called vaccine passports in the state. The law, which went…
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Texas Dems ‘anxious’ as Beto O’Rourke weighs governor bid
EL PASO, Texas — There’s no road trip, no soul searching. No beard or blogging. But Beto O’Rourke is making a political life decision again.…
Continue Reading Michigan governor apologizes for breaking state’s Covid-19 public health protocols
Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has apologized for breaking the state’s public health protocols after a photo surfaced on social…
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WATCH: GOP’s Border Security Caucus tours El Paso conditions
EL PASO, Texas — A Republican congressional delegation made up of members of the Border Security Caucus visited El Paso on Monday to examine…
Continue Reading Supreme Court denies hearing to Missouri death row inmate requesting a firing squad
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 Monday against a Missouri death row inmate suffering from a brain tumor who sought to have his execution carried out by…
Continue Reading New information on Wuhan researchers’ illness furthers debate on pandemic origins
A US intelligence report found that several researchers at China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology fell ill in November 2019 and had to be…
Continue Reading Key impeachment witness sues Pompeo over $1.8 million in unpaid legal fees
President Donald Trump’s former ambassador to the European Union, Gordon Sondland, is suing former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and the US…
Continue Reading Biden to bolster extreme weather preparation funding during FEMA visit
President Joe Biden is expected to scale up his administration’s investment in extreme weather preparation when he makes a visit to the Federal…
Continue Reading Another ballot audit set to move ahead in Fulton County, Georgia, as judge rules absentee ballots can be unsealed
Yet another ballot audit is set to move ahead in Georgia’s most populous county after a judge ruled Friday that absentee ballots could be…
Continue Reading Biden administration allocates $200 million to support survivors of domestic violence
The Biden administration announced on Monday it is allocating $200 million from the American Rescue Plan to support services for survivors of…
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Justices reject case of retired El Paso cop put in chokehold at VA
EL PASO, Texas — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from a retired federal law enforcement officer from El Paso who was put in a…
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Florida becomes the 23rd GOP-led state to end $300-a-week pandemic unemployment benefits
Florida will stop paying jobless residents the $300-a-week federal boost to unemployment benefits on June 26, the state’s Department of…
Continue Reading Rep. Lucy McBath is living her son’s legacy
Rep. Lucy McBath vividly remembers having “the talk” with her teenage son Jordan in 2012 after 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was shot and…
Continue Reading Bipartisan talks over infrastructure deal on the brink of crumbling days before deadline
Bipartisan talks over a cornerstone infrastructure package sit on the brink of falling apart completely just days before a White House-imposed…
Continue Reading Charles Rangel Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the life of former US Congressman Charles Rangel, who represented New York from 1971 to 2017. Personal Birth date: June 11,…
Continue Reading Trump administration didn’t provide some separated parents the opportunity to bring their children as they were deported, new watchdog report says
Immigration and Customs Enforcement deported some parents between July 2017 and July 2018 without giving them the opportunity to bring their…
Continue Reading Coming up on self-imposed deadlines, multiple bills face dire future
With just four legislative days left before the Senate’s week-long Memorial Day recess, it’s still unknown when Senate Majority Leader…
Continue Reading Biden sends top U.S. diplomat to Mideast to meet with Israeli, Palestinian leaders to lay groundwork for peace talks
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken is heading to the Middle East to press the Israelis, Palestinians and regional players to build…
Continue Reading Harris to the Class of 2021: ‘You have the strength to get through anything’
Vice President Kamala Harris on Sunday applauded members of the Class of 2021 on their perseverance in earning their high school diplomas during the…
Continue Reading Biden adviser: President will ‘change course’ in infrastructure talks if inaction seems inevitable
White House senior adviser Cedric Richmond said Sunday that President Joe Biden will “change course” on his massive infrastructure bill…
Continue Reading Blinken: ‘There has to be’ a prospect for a peaceful political solution between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas
Secretary of State Antony Blinken insisted Sunday that there will eventually be a prospect for a peaceful political solution between Israel and the…
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