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U.S. House OKs funding deal to reopen government with support from Texas Republicans

Read full article: U.S. House OKs funding deal to reopen government with support from Texas Republicans
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Former state Rep. Chris Paddie fined $105,500 for violating revolving door lobbying law

Read full article: Former state Rep. Chris Paddie fined $105,500 for violating revolving door lobbying law
El secretario de Transporte estadounidense Sean Duffy habla al lado del vicepresidente JD Vance afuera de la Casa Blanca en Washington, el 30 de octubre del 2025. (AP foto/Jacquelyn Martin)
1 hour ago

California revokes 17,000 commercial driver's licenses for immigrants

Read full article: California revokes 17,000 commercial driver's licenses for immigrants
Dana Williamson, a former top aide to Gov. Gavin Newsom, center, leaves the courthouse Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025, in Sacramento, Calif., after being indicted on federal charges alleging her involvement in a scheme to steal campaign money from former federal Health Secretary Xavier Becerra. (AP Photo/Sophie Austin)
1 hour ago

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 secretary

A 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.

Vice President JD Vance, right, and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., wave as they depart the inaugural Make America Healthy Again summit at the Waldorf Astoria, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
6 hours ago

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 convention

Vice President JD Vance has praised Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for questioning established science and embracing nontraditional voices in health care.

FILE - A worker walks among debris from a largely demolished part of the East Wing of the White House, Oct. 23, 2025, in Washington, before construction of a new ballroom. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
5 hours ago

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 ballroom

The 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.

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8 hours ago

‘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 game

Sen. 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.

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9 hours ago

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 killing

The 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.

FILE - MSNBC television anchor Rachel Maddow, host of the Rachel Maddow Show, moderates a panel Oct. 16, 2017, at the Harvard University campus, in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
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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 same

MSNBC enters the hall of retired corporate names this weekend, with the network formally switching over to MS NOW.

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12 hours ago

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 Commission

French 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.

President Donald Trump waves after speaking to the media upon his arrival at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025, after returning from his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla. and en route to an NFL football game between the Washington Commanders and the Detroit Lions. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)
9 hours ago

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 shows

A 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.

FILE - This photo provided by the New York State Sex Offender Registry shows Jeffrey Epstein, March 28, 2017. (New York State Sex Offender Registry via AP, File)
1 hour ago

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 smear

Jeffrey Epstein wrote in a 2019 email to a journalist that Donald Trump “knew about the girls,” according to documents made public Wednesday.

FILE - In this image taken from video, Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank President Raphael Bostic speaks from Atlanta during a webinar sponsored by the 12 regional Fed banks to address the lack of racial disparity in the field of economics, April 13, 2021. (AP Photo/File)
12 hours ago

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 committee

Raphael 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.

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., holds a ceremonial swearing-in for Rep. Adelita Grijalva, D-Ariz., left, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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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 vote

After weeks of delay, Democrat Adelita Grijalva of Arizona is a member of the U.S. House.

President Donald Trump speaks during an event to mark Veterans Day at Arlington National Cemetery, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
1 hour ago

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 bill

President 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.

CORRECTS SPELLING TO SYBIHA NOT SYBIGA Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha, left, and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio attend a G7 Session on Ukraine and Defense Cooperation during the G7 Foreign Ministers Meeting at the White Oaks Resort in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025. (Mandel Ngan/Pool Photo via AP)
3 hours ago

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 trade

Top diplomats from the Group of Seven industrialized democracies publicly showed their consensus on Ukraine and Sudan.

President Donald Trump signs the funding bill to reopen the government, in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
59 minutes ago

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 disruption

President Donald Trump has signed a government funding bill that ends a record 43-day shutdown.

FILE - A protester stands outside of the Supreme Court, June 26, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)
7 hours ago

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 Parenthood

A federal appeals court has heard arguments about a spending law that stopped Medicaid reimbursements for Planned Parenthood, the nation's largest abortion provider.

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17 hours ago

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 insurance

About 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.

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17 hours ago

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 woes

Hundreds 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.

Gerard Berry, along with his wife, Stephanie, and daughter, Brooklynn, cover a bedroom window with plastic, Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, in Baileyville, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
10 hours ago

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 warm

The 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.

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., talks with reporters outside his office at the U.S. Capitol, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
55 minutes ago

A historic shutdown is over. It leaves no winners and much frustration

Read full article: A historic shutdown is over. It leaves no winners and much frustration

The longest government shutdown in history has come to an end, with almost no one happy with the final result.

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1 day ago

President Donald Trump endorses Gov. Greg Abbott for reelection

Read full article: President Donald Trump endorses Gov. Greg Abbott for reelection

The president praised Abbott for leading this year’s effort to redraw the state’s congressional maps to favor Republicans during the 2026 midterm elections.

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1 day ago

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 Abbott

The one-time congressman faces an uphill battle against Abbott, who has amassed a nearly $90 million war chest for his reelection campaign.

FILE - The Food and Drug Administration seal is seen at the Hubert Humphrey Building Auditorium in Washington, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
1 day ago

FDA names longtime cancer scientist Pazdur to lead drug center

Read full article: FDA names longtime cancer scientist Pazdur to lead drug center

The Food and Drug Administration has named a longtime regulator of cancer medications to lead the agency’s drug center.

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after Vice President JD Vance swore in U.S. Ambassador to India Sergio Gor in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
10 hours ago

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 dividend

President 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.

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1 day ago

TribCast: Kate Rogers on her ousting from the Alamo Trust

Read full article: TribCast: Kate Rogers on her ousting from the Alamo Trust

Rogers ran the state’s most beloved historical site until she resigned amid political pressure last month.

FILE - Vehicles wait outside the international terminal at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco, July 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)
1 day ago

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 detention

British political commentator Sami Hamdi plans to leave the U.S. after spending over two weeks in immigration detention.

Security guards outside BBC Broadcasting House in London, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
14 hours ago

In Trump-dominated media world, editing video takes on new significance — as BBC uproar shows

Read full article: In Trump-dominated media world, editing video takes on new significance — as BBC uproar shows

The job of videotape editors was once one of the least-noticed in the media world.

A TSA agent wears a Transportation Security Administration badge while checking identification at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, in SeaTac, Wash. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
1 day ago

Lawsuit challenges TSA's ban on transgender officers conducting pat-downs

Read full article: Lawsuit challenges TSA's ban on transgender officers conducting pat-downs

A 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.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at the COP30 U.N. Climate Summit, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, in Belem, Brazil. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)
1 day ago

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 Trump

California 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.

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1 day ago

Paxton sues Harris County over legal support for undocumented immigrants

Read full article: Paxton sues Harris County over legal support for undocumented immigrants

The 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 of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., makes a statement to reporters following a vote in the Senate to move forward with a stopgap funding bill to reopen the government through Jan. 30, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
1 day ago

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 vote

After refusing to convene the U.S. House during the government shutdown, Speaker Mike Johnson is recalling lawmakers back into session.

Pedestrians are reflected as they walk outside BBC Broadcasting House in London, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
1 day ago

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 bluff

U.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.

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1 day ago

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 retiring

The Lubbock Republican was first elected in 2016 and currently chairs the U.S. House Budget Committee.

FILE - The OpenAI logo is seen displayed on a cell phone in front of an image on a computer screen generated by ChatGPT's Dall-E text-to-image model, Friday, Dec. 8, 2023, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, file)
1 day ago

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 dangers

Tech advocacy group Public Citizen has demanded OpenAI withdraw Sora 2, citing safety concerns and threats to democracy from the AI video generator.

Tattoo artist Mischa Ostberg talks with a visitor at the Ghost Rose Tattoo parlor, Nov. 3, 2025, in Ellsworth, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
1 day ago

A tattoo artist lands in an unexpected role in Maine's Senate race

Read full article: A tattoo artist lands in an unexpected role in Maine's Senate race

Nearly 20 years ago, Graham Platner drunkenly got a tattoo while on leave with fellow Marines in Croatia.

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