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Former state Rep. Lon Burnam eyes lawsuit after arrest during meeting on voting site cuts
Read full article: Former state Rep. Lon Burnam eyes lawsuit after arrest during meeting on voting site cutsThe former Democratic lawmaker was accused of disrupting a Tarrant County Commissioners Court meeting and spent hours in jail before his release.
Senate confirms Dr. Erica Schwartz as CDC director, bringing new leadership to troubled agency
Read full article: Senate confirms Dr. Erica Schwartz as CDC director, bringing new leadership to troubled agencyDr. Erica Schwartz has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Crews remove the granite seal on the White House helipad, signaling potential project delays
Read full article: Crews remove the granite seal on the White House helipad, signaling potential project delaysConstruction crews have taken apart the massive granite seal for the new White House helipad, signaling potential delays.
No evidence? No problem. Trump pushes ahead on false claims that Reflecting Pool was vandalized
Read full article: No evidence? No problem. Trump pushes ahead on false claims that Reflecting Pool was vandalizedJeanine Pirro this week found out there’s a trade-off between loyalty to President Donald Trump and being loyal to reality.
Man arrested at Trump's California golf course faces illegal weapons charges
Read full article: Man arrested at Trump's California golf course faces illegal weapons chargesA California man who was arrested at President Donald Trump’s Los Angeles-area golf course was pretending to be part of the security detail preparing for Trump’s visit and had a stash of illegal weapons in his car and home.
Judge criticizes the Justice Department as he dismisses Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy case
Read full article: Judge criticizes the Justice Department as he dismisses Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy caseA federal judge is decrying efforts to rewrite the history of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol as he reluctantly dismissed the seditious conspiracy case against members of the far-right Oath Keepers extremist group at the administration’s request.
How Abdul El-Sayed went from political oblivion to progressive breakthrough in Michigan Senate race
Read full article: How Abdul El-Sayed went from political oblivion to progressive breakthrough in Michigan Senate raceAbdul El-Sayed has won Michigan’s Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in a victory for the party’s progressive wing in a battleground state.
The Latest: Trump talks up the economy at a Las Vegas casino
Read full article: The Latest: Trump talks up the economy at a Las Vegas casinoPresident Donald Trump is making a rare appearance in Nevada to sell voters on his handling of the economy against a backdrop of high interest rates, a national housing shortage and gasoline made more expensive by the Iran war.
North Carolina congressman Edwards quits reelection bid after committee finds inappropriate conduct
Read full article: North Carolina congressman Edwards quits reelection bid after committee finds inappropriate conductNorth Carolina Republican congressman Chuck Edwards has withdrawn from his reelection campaign days after the House Ethics Committee recommended he be censured for unprofessional and inappropriate conduct toward two young female aides.
National Democrats add former GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales’ district to Texas congressional target list
Read full article: National Democrats add former GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales’ district to Texas congressional target listThe sprawling district, vacated by former GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales earlier this year, went for President Trump by 15 points. But Democrats see an opening to win its Hispanic-majority electorate.
Fauci's decision to invoke the Fifth Amendment tees up a legal debate and a contempt vote
Read full article: Fauci's decision to invoke the Fifth Amendment tees up a legal debate and a contempt voteDr. Anthony Fauci’s decision to invoke the Fifth Amendment before Congress will be put to the test this week.
James Talarico accused Ken Paxton of voter fraud. His own voter registration is raising questions.
Read full article: James Talarico accused Ken Paxton of voter fraud. His own voter registration is raising questions.After hitting his GOP foe for voting under an address where he no longer lived, the Tribune and ProPublica found the Democratic Senate candidate also appears to have done so.
Families brace for change as Third Future takes over more struggling Texas schools
Read full article: Families brace for change as Third Future takes over more struggling Texas schoolsThe Waco school district is one of the latest to partner with the Third Future charter network as a last-ditch effort to stave off state intervention.
Lawyers in Reflecting Pool case say Justice Department knew case was flawed
Read full article: Lawyers in Reflecting Pool case say Justice Department knew case was flawedLawyers for a former Olympian charged with damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool say that the Justice Department knew or should have known for weeks that its case was flawed.
Missouri election chief rejects bid to hold public vote on Trump-backed congressional districts
Read full article: Missouri election chief rejects bid to hold public vote on Trump-backed congressional districtsMissouri’s top election official has rejected a petition for a statewide referendum on new congressional districts backed by President Donald Trump.
Trump administration revokes visa of Brazil’s ambassador to US in spat with Lula
Read full article: Trump administration revokes visa of Brazil’s ambassador to US in spat with LulaThe Trump administration has revoked the visa of Brazil’s ambassador to the United States in retaliation for Brazil’s denial of visas last month for two American diplomats who sought to visit ahead of October elections.
Maryland lawmakers ask voters to clear the way for a congressional map designed to boost Democrats
Read full article: Maryland lawmakers ask voters to clear the way for a congressional map designed to boost DemocratsMaryland voters will decide in November whether to clear the way for a new congressional map that would favor Democrats in all eight of the state’s U.S. House districts.
House Ethics Committee opens investigation into domestic abuse allegations against Rep. Max Miller
Read full article: House Ethics Committee opens investigation into domestic abuse allegations against Rep. Max MillerThe House Ethics Committee says it has opened an investigation into domestic abuse allegations made against Republican Rep. Max Miller.
The Latest: Michigan awaits outcome of fierce Democratic Senate primary
Read full article: The Latest: Michigan awaits outcome of fierce Democratic Senate primaryThe Democratic Senate race between Rep. Haley Stevens and former public health official Abdul El-Sayed is one of the clearest tests yet of the party’s future.
Trump administration will close 5 smaller US consulates in Africa, Asia and the Western Hemisphere
Read full article: Trump administration will close 5 smaller US consulates in Africa, Asia and the Western HemispherePresident Donald Trump's administration has informed Congress that it intends to close five smaller U.S. embassies, consulates and other diplomatic missions in Africa, Asia and the Western Hemisphere.
The Latest: Senate panel advances Blanche nomination for attorney general
Read full article: The Latest: Senate panel advances Blanche nomination for attorney generalActing Attorney General Todd Blanche has cleared a critical hurdle in his bid to be confirmed to the post after swaying Republican holdouts on a Senate committee to advance his nomination for a floor vote.
Trump is making a rare Western trip to to raise cash for Republicans and talk about the economy
Read full article: Trump is making a rare Western trip to to raise cash for Republicans and talk about the economyPresident Donald Trump is making a rare visit to California and Nevada to try to draw contrasts with Democrats on the economy and other issues.
Todd Blanche's nomination for attorney general clears critical hurdle after deal with GOP holdouts
Read full article: Todd Blanche's nomination for attorney general clears critical hurdle after deal with GOP holdoutsActing Attorney General Todd Blanche has cleared a critical hurdle in his bid to be confirmed to the post after swaying Republican holdouts on a Senate committee to advance his nomination for a floor vote.
Most Black Texas voters back Talarico over Paxton, poll finds, despite Senate primary tensions
Read full article: Most Black Texas voters back Talarico over Paxton, poll finds, despite Senate primary tensionsIn the survey released Tuesday, just 7% of Black Texans who voted in recent elections said they are less likely to vote in November due to Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s Democratic primary loss.
Stevens and El-Sayed are in a close race for Michigan's Democratic Senate nomination
Read full article: Stevens and El-Sayed are in a close race for Michigan's Democratic Senate nominationU.S. Rep. Haley Stevens and progressive Abdul El-Sayed are in a close race for the Democratic Senate nomination in Michigan.
Virginia Democrats pick establishment nominees for 2 US House seats they hope to flip in November
Read full article: Virginia Democrats pick establishment nominees for 2 US House seats they hope to flip in NovemberVirginia Democrats picked establishment candidates to take on Republican incumbents in two congressional districts the party hopes to flip in November.
Takeaways from Tuesday's elections: El-Sayed pulls off narrow victory over Democratic establishment
Read full article: Takeaways from Tuesday's elections: El-Sayed pulls off narrow victory over Democratic establishmentAbdul El-Sayed’s victory in Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary is the latest and perhaps biggest example yet that the party’s voters are looking to turn the page on establishment-backed candidates in must-win battlegrounds.
Trump says Pirro 'folded like an umbrella' in bid to drop Reflecting Pool vandalism charges
Read full article: Trump says Pirro 'folded like an umbrella' in bid to drop Reflecting Pool vandalism chargesPresident Donald Trump says U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro “choked” and “folded like an umbrella” in moving to drop charges against a former Olympian accused of vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
Ethics panel recommends House censure Rep. Chuck Edwards for conduct with two aides
Read full article: Ethics panel recommends House censure Rep. Chuck Edwards for conduct with two aidesThe House Ethics Committee has recommended that Republican Rep. Chuck Edwards of North Carolina be censured after finding that he engaged in persistent unprofessional and inappropriate conduct toward two young female aides.
Trump accounts were closed in 2021 due to concerns over possible money laundering, Capital One says
Read full article: Trump accounts were closed in 2021 due to concerns over possible money laundering, Capital One saysCapital One closed President Donald Trump’s accounts in mid-2021 after flagging financial activity that resembled money laundering.
Following ban, Texas hemp reps sue state for violating commerce protections
Read full article: Following ban, Texas hemp reps sue state for violating commerce protectionsMembers of the hemp industry are suing Texas, claiming that the ban on hemp-derived THC products impose an unconstitutional burden on interstate commerce.