
Fact check: ‘When Texas freezes over’ tweet is a fake, not from Ted Cruz
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is facing widespread criticism and mockery for taking a trip to Cancun, Mexico, as his constituents suffered through a winter…
Continue ReadingTexas Sen. Ted Cruz is facing widespread criticism and mockery for taking a trip to Cancun, Mexico, as his constituents suffered through a winter…
Continue ReadingFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis unveiled a slate of voting proposals Friday that he wants lawmakers to pass in their upcoming legislative session,…
Continue ReadingUS District Court Judge Esther Salas said that a gunman who killed her son and wounded her husband in 2020 had also set his sights on Supreme Court…
Continue ReadingHouse Democrats took another step Friday in their effort to advance a $1.9 trillion stimulus bill, releasing the full bill text, which includes an…
Continue ReadingPORTAGE, Michigan — President Joe Biden toured a state-of-the art coronavirus vaccine plant Friday as extreme winter weather across broad swaths of…
Continue ReadingA married couple from Ohio with ties to the right-wing Oath Keepers are facing conspiracy charges in connection with the Capitol insurrection,…
Continue ReadingFormer North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory dissected the state of the GOP on his radio show Thursday for over an hour without mentioning the name of its…
Continue ReadingHouse Democrats on Friday released the full text of their $1.9 Covid-19 relief bill, which includes an increase in the federal minimum wage, direct…
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden said on Friday that he plans to travel to Texas but does not want a presidential trip to put any additional strain on a state…
Continue ReadingAUSTIN, Texas — The state’s power grid operator, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), on Friday said “operations have returned to…
Continue ReadingFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis unveiled a slate of voting proposals Friday that he wants lawmakers to pass in their upcoming legislative session,…
Continue ReadingGeorgia voting rights groups are denouncing a sweeping voting bill introduced this week by Republican state legislators as a “direct attack on…
Continue ReadingHouse investigators have received the first batch of documents they requested from the FBI and intelligence agencies as part of their ongoing probe…
Continue ReadingSen. Lindsey Graham is heading to Mar-a-Lago this weekend to meet with Donald Trump in hopes of bridging a growing rift in the top echelon of the…
Continue ReadingSenior Republicans are split over how to treat former President Donald Trump, with the No. 2 House Republican making a personal pilgrimage to visit…
Continue ReadingThe United States on Friday officially rejoined the Paris Agreement, a landmark global climate accord, fulfilling a campaign promise President Joe…
Continue ReadingThe White House is working to quickly fill the vacant seats on the Postal Service Board of Governors. “President Biden has made clear his…
Continue ReadingUS Capitol Police have told lawmakers that the razor wire fencing around the Capitol should remain in place until at least September due to lingering…
Continue ReadingThe respite center for migrants in McAllen, Texas, used to be a nightclub. Now it’s a shelter run by Catholic Charities. Where there used to be…
Continue ReadingWhen Joe Biden last addressed the Munich Security Conference two years ago, he made a promise to a packed-in crowd at the Hotel Bayerischer Hof.…
Continue ReadingThe United States officially rejoined the landmark international accord to limit global warming known as the Paris Agreement on Friday. Hours after…
Continue ReadingAmericans should be able to expect a few simple things from their politicians: Tell the truth, don’t be a hypocrite, keep the lights on and the…
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden will unveil a $2 billion US contribution to a global coronavirus vaccine initiative when he speaks with the leaders of the…
Continue ReadingTexas Sen. Ted Cruz, who is facing backlash for traveling to Mexico as a winter disaster ravages his home state, has repeatedly criticized…
Continue ReadingA cluster of election officials around the country have lost or left their jobs in recent weeks, as the fallout from the tumultuous 2020 election…
Continue ReadingThe Tennessee man covered in black armor who lunged across seats in the US Senate carrying plastic handcuffs during the insurrection at the US…
Continue ReadingSouth Carolina on Thursday became the first state in 2021 to enact a restrictive abortion law known as a “heartbeat ban,” an opening…
Continue ReadingTwo images that have been circulating on social media capture the culture and government of Texas to a T. One is a drone video showing Stateline…
Continue ReadingSen. Ted Cruz said that flying to Cancun, Mexico, as a winter disaster in his home state left millions without power or water “was obviously a…
Continue ReadingThe multiple crises gripping the US — from a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic to a deadly winter storm that left millions of Texans without heat and…
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