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POLITICS


Phillip Swagel, director of the Congressional Budget Office, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
41 minutes ago

He's the budget scorekeeper for Congress. Lately, it's been a tough job

Read full article: He's the budget scorekeeper for Congress. Lately, it's been a tough job
Texas Democratic Party Chair Kendall Scudder addresses attendees at an event in Brownsville on April 12, 2025.
2 hours ago

Texas Democratic Party’s move to Dallas prompts top staff exodus, roils organization ahead of 2026

Read full article: Texas Democratic Party’s move to Dallas prompts top staff exodus, roils organization ahead of 2026
Death row inmates are executed at the Texas State Penitentiary at Huntsville, which is also known as the "Walls Unit.
2 hours ago

Texas set to execute man convicted of killing 13-month-old girl on Thursday

Read full article: Texas set to execute man convicted of killing 13-month-old girl on Thursday
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrives at the courthouse, in Paris, France, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
14 minutes ago

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy says he will appeal 5-year prison sentence

Read full article: Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy says he will appeal 5-year prison sentence

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy says he is the victim of scandalous injustice after a Paris court sentenced him to five years in prison.

FILE - President Donald Trump shakes hands with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after a news conference in the East Room of the White House, Nov. 13, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci, File)
8 hours ago

Trump is hosting Turkey's Erdogan at the White House as the US considers lifting ban on F-35 sales

Read full article: Trump is hosting Turkey's Erdogan at the White House as the US considers lifting ban on F-35 sales

President Donald Trump plans to meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the White House on Thursday.

Capitol Police officers adjust security barriers around the East Plaza at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025. With just days to go before federal money runs out with the end of the fiscal year on Tuesday, Sept. 30, Congress has failed to pass legislation to keep the government running after becoming deadlocked during votes late last week. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
8 hours ago

White House budget office tells agencies to draft mass firing plans ahead of potential shutdown

Read full article: White House budget office tells agencies to draft mass firing plans ahead of potential shutdown

The White House is telling agencies to prepare large-scale firings of federal workers if the government shuts down next week.

Brazil President Luiz Incio Lula da Silva, left, attends a climate summit, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025, at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
10 hours ago

Brazil's Lula says he was as surprised as Trump with their `chemistry' despite bad relations

Read full article: Brazil's Lula says he was as surprised as Trump with their `chemistry' despite bad relations

Brazil’s president said he was as surprised as U.S. President Donald Trump when they met by chance and “there was some chemistry,” given the deteriorating relations between the two largest economies in the Americas.

FILE - Former FBI director James Comey is sworn in before testifying via videoconference during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Sept. 30, 2020. (Stefani Reynolds/Pool via AP, File)
10 hours ago

Justice Department to try to charge ex-FBI Director James Comey, AP sources say

Read full article: Justice Department to try to charge ex-FBI Director James Comey, AP sources say

The Justice Department is preparing to seek an indictment as soon as Thursday against former FBI Director James Comey on allegations that he lied to Congress as prosecutors approach a legal deadline for bringing charges.

A law enforcement agents search a vehicle near the scene of a shooting at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Dallas on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
12 hours ago

Deadly shooting on Dallas ICE office reflects widely varying security levels

Read full article: Deadly shooting on Dallas ICE office reflects widely varying security levels

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities have varying security levels, with some heavily secured and others more exposed.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during the POW/MIA National Recognition Day Ceremony at the Pentagon, Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
12 hours ago

Pentagon adds exemptions to requirement for all troops to get the flu shot

Read full article: Pentagon adds exemptions to requirement for all troops to get the flu shot

The Pentagon has stepped back from the policy that requires all troops get the flu shot every year by introducing exemptions for reservists and proclaiming that the shot is only necessary in some circumstances for all service members.

Christian activist David Barton, left, will serve as an expert content adviser for the Texas State Board of Education as it develops a new social studies agenda.
12 hours ago

Christian activist David Barton will advise Texas State Board of Education during social studies overhaul

Read full article: Christian activist David Barton will advise Texas State Board of Education during social studies overhaul

Barton’s appointment comes ahead of what is expected to be a politically charged debate over how and what children should learn about history.

President Donald Trump addresses the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)
10 hours ago

Trump says he was victim of 'triple sabotage' at UN and Secret Service is looking into the matter

Read full article: Trump says he was victim of 'triple sabotage' at UN and Secret Service is looking into the matter

President Donald Trump said on his social media site that he was the victim of “three very sinister events” during his time at the United Nations on Tuesday and that the Secret Service will be looking into the issues.

President Donald Trump speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Monday, Sept. 22, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
13 hours ago

Federal judge refuses to reinstate eight former inspectors general fired by Trump administration

Read full article: Federal judge refuses to reinstate eight former inspectors general fired by Trump administration

A federal judge has refused to reinstate eight former inspectors general who sued after the Trump administration fired them with no warning and little explanation.

Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks during the Clinton Global Initiative on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)
13 hours ago

Hillary Clinton slams RFK Jr. and the spread of 'crackpot ideas,' saying they are costing lives

Read full article: Hillary Clinton slams RFK Jr. and the spread of 'crackpot ideas,' saying they are costing lives

Hillary Clinton has slammed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and accused the Trump administration of turning “the clock back” on public health.

FILE - The Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters in Washington, D.C., May 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
11 hours ago

Judge rules feds can't require states to cooperate on immigration to get disaster money

Read full article: Judge rules feds can't require states to cooperate on immigration to get disaster money

A federal judge has ruled that it’s unconstitutional to require states to cooperate on immigration enforcement actions to get funding for disasters.

Robert Roberson listens as his lawyers plead his case on July 16, 2025. A new execution date of Oct. 16, 2025 was set by presiding Judge Austin Jackson of Smith County at the Anderson County Courthouse in Palestine, Texas.
16 hours ago

Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson will not seek clemency ahead of October execution

Read full article: Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson will not seek clemency ahead of October execution

Roberson, convicted of capital murder in 2003 for the death of his 2-year-old daughter, will continue to push for a new trial. He has maintained his innocence.

FILE - U.S. Attorney Edward R. Martin Jr. speaks at a news conference, May 13, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)
15 hours ago

US Justice Department official ordered to drop inquiry into Sandy Hook lawsuit against Alex Jones

Read full article: US Justice Department official ordered to drop inquiry into Sandy Hook lawsuit against Alex Jones

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche has ordered a senior U.S. Justice Department official to drop an inquiry into a retired FBI agent’s involvement in a defamation lawsuit involving Alex Jones’ conspiracy theories about the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.

Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic addresses the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025, at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)
14 hours ago

Some leaders at UN condemn 'sick expression of joy,' 'macabre response' to Charlie Kirk's killing

Read full article: Some leaders at UN condemn 'sick expression of joy,' 'macabre response' to Charlie Kirk's killing

World leaders at the United Nations General Assembly have spoken out against the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, as well as divisive reaction to it.

FILE - Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Md., protests against DOGE, the Department of Government Efficiency, as he and other House Democrats speak out against the Republican budget plan, on the House steps at the Capitol in Washington, Feb. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
13 hours ago

Trump's workforce purge batters DC's job market and leads to rise in homes for sale, report finds

Read full article: Trump's workforce purge batters DC's job market and leads to rise in homes for sale, report finds

A new report finds the Department of Government Efficiency’s remaking of the federal workforce has battered the Washington job market and put more households in the metropolitan area in financial distress.

Democratic candidate for governor Andrew White is interviewed in his home in Houston on April 20, 2018.
13 hours ago

Houston businessman Andrew White launches Democratic challenge to Gov. Greg Abbott

Read full article: Houston businessman Andrew White launches Democratic challenge to Gov. Greg Abbott

The son of the late former Gov. Mark White vowed to run as an independent in the Democratic gubernatorial primary.

President Donald Trump speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Monday, Sept. 22, 2025, in Washington, as from left, Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, director of the National Institutes of Health, Dr. Marty Makary, commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz, Dr. Dorothy Fink, acting assistant secretary for health, and Jackie O'Brien, listen. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
17 hours ago

Trump's touting of an unproven autism drug surprised many, including the doctor who proposed it

Read full article: Trump's touting of an unproven autism drug surprised many, including the doctor who proposed it

A Trump administration decision to repurpose an old chemotherapy drug for autism has surprised many experts — including the physician who recently proposed the idea.

This image released by Disney shows Jimmy Kimmel hosting his late night show "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025. (Randy Holmes/Disney via AP)
7 hours ago

Kimmel is back on ABC to big ratings, but some affiliates still refuse to air his show

Read full article: Kimmel is back on ABC to big ratings, but some affiliates still refuse to air his show

Jimmy Kimmel is back on his ABC late-night show, but not everywhere.

Members of Congress listen as President Donald Trump speaks at a dinner in the Rose Garden of the White House, Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
12 hours ago

Trump's Rose Garden Club is a lavish new hangout for political allies and business elites

Read full article: Trump's Rose Garden Club is a lavish new hangout for political allies and business elites

Washington's hottest new club has everything: Cabinet secretaries, a new stone patio, meals from the White House kitchen and even a playlist curated by President Donald Trump.

A shooting has been reported early Wednesday at a Dallas Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility.
12 hours ago

One detainee dead, two critically wounded after shooting at Dallas ICE facility

Read full article: One detainee dead, two critically wounded after shooting at Dallas ICE facility

Officials said the shooter died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound and no ICE personnel were among the victims. FBI Director Kash Patel said an anti-ICE message was found on an unspent shell casing.

Moldova's Prime Minister Dorin Recean grimaces during statements on Russia's attempts to interfere in the country's upcoming Sept. 28 parliamentary elections in Chisinau, Moldova, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
20 hours ago

Moldovan prime minister accuses Russia of using country's election to 'take power'

Read full article: Moldovan prime minister accuses Russia of using country's election to 'take power'

Moldova’s Prime Minister Dorin Recean warns that Russia is spending heavily to influence an upcoming parliamentary election.

President Donald Trump addresses the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)
10 hours ago

The Latest: 1 detainee killed and 2 critically injured after shooting at ICE facility

Read full article: The Latest: 1 detainee killed and 2 critically injured after shooting at ICE facility

A shooter with a rifle opened fire from a nearby roof onto a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement location in Dallas, killing one detainee and wounding two others before taking his own life.

FILE - President Donald Trump holds charts as he speaks about the economy in the Oval Office of the White House, Aug. 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, file)
20 hours ago

The economy was a strength for Trump in his first term. Not anymore, according to recent polling

Read full article: The economy was a strength for Trump in his first term. Not anymore, according to recent polling

Recent polling shows President Donald Trump’s second-term strengths look different from his first.

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn takes part in a tour of a well site in Midland on March 18, 2025.
1 day ago

Cornyn nabs endorsements from 15 former GOP members of Congress in primary vs. Paxton

Read full article: Cornyn nabs endorsements from 15 former GOP members of Congress in primary vs. Paxton

It’s a further sign of how the Washington establishment has consolidated behind the senior Texas senator, who is being backed by the Senate GOP’s campaign arm in his primary.

Austin Voices for Education and Youth hosts a summer camp at Dobie Middle School, pictured here on July 23, 2025, for students that attend the three Austin ISD schools at risk of closure.
1 day ago

Texas teachers, parents fear STAAR overhaul won’t take testing pressure off kids

Read full article: Texas teachers, parents fear STAAR overhaul won’t take testing pressure off kids

Skeptics of the replacement, which requires three exams throughout the year, want to see less restrictions on testing day and more teacher input.

Cameron County commissioners on Tuesday approved an agreement that will turn over control over some parts of Boca Chica Beach to Starbase, the new city near SpaceX's launch site.
1 day ago

Starbase will take partial control of beach near Elon Musk’s SpaceX launch site

Read full article: Starbase will take partial control of beach near Elon Musk’s SpaceX launch site

The deal between the new South Texas city and Cameron County mirrors a similar agreement with South Padre Island and requires a plan to combat beach erosion.

FILE - Ibrahim Almadi holds a photo of his father Saad Almadi graduating from college in 1984, in Washington, Dec. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/John McDonnell, File)
1 day ago

Ruling bans Florida retiree from leaving Saudi Arabia until 2026 over critical social media posts

Read full article: Ruling bans Florida retiree from leaving Saudi Arabia until 2026 over critical social media posts

A Florida retiree has been convicted of cyber crimes and blocked from leaving Saudi Arabia until next year over social media posts critical of the kingdom’s crown prince.

Julio Torres poses for a photo by a cross in an open field, Monday, Sept. 22, 2025, in Terrell, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
21 hours ago

Veterans who lack citizenship fear being swept up in Trump's deportations

Read full article: Veterans who lack citizenship fear being swept up in Trump's deportations

Veterans like Julio Torres are often promised that military service will be a fast-track to U.S. citizenship for themselves and their family members.

FILE - The Rev. Jacqui Lewis, senior pastor at Middle Collegiate Church, speaks during an interfaith gathering outside of the Judson Memorial Church near Washington Square Park in New York, Nov. 4, 2020. (AP Photo/Emily Leshner, File)
18 hours ago

Black pastors say Charlie Kirk is not a martyr, while decrying racism and political violence

Read full article: Black pastors say Charlie Kirk is not a martyr, while decrying racism and political violence

A debate has been sparked among Black pastors who are trying to square a heroic view of Charlie Kirk, the 31-year-old conservative activist who was gunned down in Utah this month, with the insulting statements about people of color that were key to his political activism.

Camp Mystic is seen along the banks of the Guadalupe River in Hunt on July 5, 2025.
23 hours ago

Camp Mystic plans partial reopening in 2026 after devastating floods

Read full article: Camp Mystic plans partial reopening in 2026 after devastating floods

Officials said in an email to families that its Cypress Lake campus would reopen and that they are evaluating plans to rebuild its Guadalupe River site, where flooding killed 27 campers and staff.

FILE - U.S. Attorney Edward R. Martin Jr. speaks at a news conference, May 13, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)
1 day ago

US Justice Department official questions retired FBI agent's role in $1.4B Sandy Hook lawsuit

Read full article: US Justice Department official questions retired FBI agent's role in $1.4B Sandy Hook lawsuit

A senior U.S. Justice Department official has sent a letter to a lawyer for relatives of victims killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, asking pointed questions about a retired FBI agent’s involvement in a defamation lawsuit against conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Monday, Sept. 22, 2025, in Washington, during an event with President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
1 day ago

Trump's misleading comments on autism validate the 'MAHA' movement and reveal its political potency

Read full article: Trump's misleading comments on autism validate the 'MAHA' movement and reveal its political potency

President Donald Trump's unproven statements about Tylenol, childhood vaccines and autism are validating the so-called Make America Healthy Again movement and revealing its potential political power.

President Donald Trump walks off after speaking to the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
21 hours ago

In front of drowning nations, Trump calls climate change a 'con job.' Here are the facts and context

Read full article: In front of drowning nations, Trump calls climate change a 'con job.' Here are the facts and context

In his address at the United Nations General Assembly, U.S. President Donald Trump excoriated renewable energy, international climate diplomacy, the science of global warming and other environmental issues.

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