Ex-aide to California governor indicted for alleged theft of campaign funds from ex-health secretary
Read full article: Ex-aide to California governor indicted for alleged theft of campaign funds from ex-health secretaryA former top aide to California Gov. Gavin Newsom has been indicted on federal charges alleging her involvement in a scheme to steal campaign money from former federal Health Secretary Xavier Becerra.
At 'Make America Healthy Again' summit, Vance praises RFK Jr. for defying convention
Read full article: At 'Make America Healthy Again' summit, Vance praises RFK Jr. for defying conventionVice President JD Vance has praised Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for questioning established science and embracing nontraditional voices in health care.
These are the 37 donors helping pay for Trump's $300 million White House ballroom
Read full article: These are the 37 donors helping pay for Trump's $300 million White House ballroomThe White House's list of 37 donors to President Donald Trump's $300 million ballroom project includes crypto billionaires, powerful financiers, tobacco companies, tech giants, media companies, longtime Republican donors and several of the president’s neighbors in Florida.
‘Sinr’ parody dating site mocks Ken Paxton’s scandals in new Cornyn campaign game
Read full article: ‘Sinr’ parody dating site mocks Ken Paxton’s scandals in new Cornyn campaign gameSen. John Cornyn’s campaign launched a parody dating site, “Sinr,” mocking Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s scandals and recent divorce with a Tinder-style game called FindPaxtonsMatch.com.
Texas lawmakers will hold first hearing Thursday to review college campus speech after Charlie Kirk killing
Read full article: Texas lawmakers will hold first hearing Thursday to review college campus speech after Charlie Kirk killingThe legislative panels were created after Republican leaders criticized students mocking or celebrating Kirk’s death. They come amid a push to tighten rules around campus expression.
MSNBC's name is being replaced, but its leaders insist that its mission will remain the same
Read full article: MSNBC's name is being replaced, but its leaders insist that its mission will remain the sameMSNBC enters the hall of retired corporate names this weekend, with the network formally switching over to MS NOW.
Tarrant County GOP Chair Bo French announces run for Texas Railroad Commission
Read full article: Tarrant County GOP Chair Bo French announces run for Texas Railroad CommissionFrench will face commission Chair Jim Wright in the Republican primary. The three-person panel is in charge of the agency that oversees Texas’ oil and gas industry.
More Americans are unhappy with the way Trump is managing the government, AP-NORC poll shows
Read full article: More Americans are unhappy with the way Trump is managing the government, AP-NORC poll showsA new AP-NORC poll finds U.S. adults’ opinions of how President Donald Trump is managing the federal government have dropped sharply since early in his second term, highlighting the risks posed by the government shutdown and his efforts to reshape the federal workforce.
Epstein email says Trump 'knew about the girls' as White House calls its release a Democratic smear
Read full article: Epstein email says Trump 'knew about the girls' as White House calls its release a Democratic smearJeffrey Epstein wrote in a 2019 email to a journalist that Donald Trump “knew about the girls,” according to documents made public Wednesday.
Atlanta Fed president Bostic to retire in February, opening seat on key committee
Read full article: Atlanta Fed president Bostic to retire in February, opening seat on key committeeRaphael Bostic, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, is retiring at the end of his current term in February, opening up a new seat on the Fed’s interest-rate setting committee at a time that President Donald Trump is seeking to exert more control over the central bank.
Adelita Grijalva sworn in as the House's newest member, paving the way for an Epstein files vote
Read full article: Adelita Grijalva sworn in as the House's newest member, paving the way for an Epstein files voteAfter weeks of delay, Democrat Adelita Grijalva of Arizona is a member of the U.S. House.
The Latest: Longest government shutdown in US history ends after 43 days as Trump signs funding bill
Read full article: The Latest: Longest government shutdown in US history ends after 43 days as Trump signs funding billPresident Donald Trump has signed a government funding bill to end a record 43-day shutdown that caused financial stress for federal workers who went without paychecks, stranded scores of travelers at airports and generated long lines at some food banks.
G7 diplomats publicly show support for Ukraine but avoid contentious issues like trade
Read full article: G7 diplomats publicly show support for Ukraine but avoid contentious issues like tradeTop diplomats from the Group of Seven industrialized democracies publicly showed their consensus on Ukraine and Sudan.
President Trump signs government funding bill, ending shutdown after a record 43-day disruption
Read full article: President Trump signs government funding bill, ending shutdown after a record 43-day disruptionPresident Donald Trump has signed a government funding bill that ends a record 43-day shutdown.
Appeals court weighs arguments on law cutting Medicaid funds to Planned Parenthood
Read full article: Appeals court weighs arguments on law cutting Medicaid funds to Planned ParenthoodA federal appeals court has heard arguments about a spending law that stopped Medicaid reimbursements for Planned Parenthood, the nation's largest abortion provider.
Older Texans among those facing the largest price hikes for Affordable Care Act insurance
Read full article: Older Texans among those facing the largest price hikes for Affordable Care Act insuranceAbout 1 million Texans with ACA health plans are over the age of 45, and many of them will pay monthly premiums that are more than $1,000.
Texas Head Start closures during government shutdown add to state’s child care woes
Read full article: Texas Head Start closures during government shutdown add to state’s child care woesHundreds of families lost child care when certain programs weren’t funded earlier this month, and scores more may be affected if Congress doesn’t fund the government by Dec. 1.
Federal shutdown creates uncertainty for Maine cancer patient struggling to stay warm
Read full article: Federal shutdown creates uncertainty for Maine cancer patient struggling to stay warmThe federal government shutdown has created delays in some states when it comes to the federal program that helps millions of families heat and cool their homes.
President Donald Trump endorses Gov. Greg Abbott for reelection
Read full article: President Donald Trump endorses Gov. Greg Abbott for reelectionThe president praised Abbott for leading this year’s effort to redraw the state’s congressional maps to favor Republicans during the 2026 midterm elections.
Former U.S. Rep. Chris Bell joins Texas Democrats seeking to unseat Gov. Greg Abbott
Read full article: Former U.S. Rep. Chris Bell joins Texas Democrats seeking to unseat Gov. Greg AbbottThe one-time congressman faces an uphill battle against Abbott, who has amassed a nearly $90 million war chest for his reelection campaign.
What to know about Trump’s plan to give Americans a $2,000 tariff dividend
Read full article: What to know about Trump’s plan to give Americans a $2,000 tariff dividendPresident Donald Trump boasts that his tariffs protect American industries, lure factories to the United States, raise money for the federal government and give him diplomatic leverage.
British Muslim commentator Sami Hamdi agrees to leave US after immigration detention
Read full article: British Muslim commentator Sami Hamdi agrees to leave US after immigration detentionBritish political commentator Sami Hamdi plans to leave the U.S. after spending over two weeks in immigration detention.
Lawsuit challenges TSA's ban on transgender officers conducting pat-downs
Read full article: Lawsuit challenges TSA's ban on transgender officers conducting pat-downsA Virginia transportation security officer is accusing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security of sex discrimination over a policy barring transgender officers from performing security pat-downs.
Newsom tells AP the eight senators who struck the shutdown deal aren't alarmed enough about Trump
Read full article: Newsom tells AP the eight senators who struck the shutdown deal aren't alarmed enough about TrumpCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom is warning that eight senators' decision to break with Democrats and end the government shutdown shows they aren't alarmed enough about President Donald Trump's impact on political norms.
Paxton sues Harris County over legal support for undocumented immigrants
Read full article: Paxton sues Harris County over legal support for undocumented immigrantsThe county recently allocated $1.3 million to groups that provide immigration legal services amid an uptick in federal enforcement. Paxton called the program “evil and wicked.”
Speaker Johnson faces an unruly House as lawmakers return for shutdown vote
Read full article: Speaker Johnson faces an unruly House as lawmakers return for shutdown voteAfter refusing to convene the U.S. House during the government shutdown, Speaker Mike Johnson is recalling lawmakers back into session.
Trump's $1B lawsuit threat casts shadow over the BBC, but it could also be a bluff
Read full article: Trump's $1B lawsuit threat casts shadow over the BBC, but it could also be a bluffU.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to bring a billion-dollar lawsuit against the BBC has cast a shadow over the British broadcaster’s future, but it could also be a bluff with little legal merit.
U.S. Rep. Jodey Arrington, who carried Trump’s tax and spending megabill, is retiring
Read full article: U.S. Rep. Jodey Arrington, who carried Trump’s tax and spending megabill, is retiringThe Lubbock Republican was first elected in 2016 and currently chairs the U.S. House Budget Committee.
Watchdog group Public Citizen demands OpenAI withdraw AI video app Sora over deepfake dangers
Read full article: Watchdog group Public Citizen demands OpenAI withdraw AI video app Sora over deepfake dangersTech advocacy group Public Citizen has demanded OpenAI withdraw Sora 2, citing safety concerns and threats to democracy from the AI video generator.