(The Center Square) – The Texas Senate and House are prioritizing disaster response and redistricting in the upcoming special session that begins Monday. The Republican leaders of both chambers have announced the creation of a Select Committees on Disaster Preparedness and Flooding in the aftermath the Independence Day flooding that resulted in more than 120 […]
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) issued a subpoena Tuesday to former White House deputy chief of staff Annie Tomasini as part of an escalating investigation into former President Joe Biden’s mental fitness and final clemency decisions while in office. The committee had originally scheduled a voluntary interview with Tomasini for Friday. Although her lawyers previously said […]
Over a dozen House Republicans voted against a procedural measure to advance three pieces of legislation targeting cryptocurrency and a Defense Department appropriations bill, delivering a blow to leadership as they work to push President Donald Trump’s “crypto week” agenda. In a 223-196 vote, 13 Republicans voted against a rule vote that encompassed the Department […]
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) dismissed the proposal that Congress could pass another budget reconciliation bill this year to cut spending further. The first “mandatory spending” legislation since President Donald Trump took office was passed earlier this month. However, Republicans across Congress are already considering a second bill to pass before the end of the year. […]
Jewish organizations united to urge the National Education Association against severing its ties with the Anti-Defamation League. The NEA received a letter from 378 Jewish organizations discouraging the NEA Executive Committee from following through with last week’s vote on the ADL curriculum. Members voted to stop using, endorsing, or publicizing “any materials from the Anti-Defamation […]
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) said Tuesday that the panel will proceed with a scheduled vote on Emil Bove’s nomination this week, rejecting Democrats’ calls for a second hearing to investigate whistleblower claims that President Donald Trump‘s judicial nominee encouraged Department of Justice lawyers to defy court orders. Bove, nominated to the 3rd United States Circuit […]
House Judiciary Committee ranking member Jamie Raskin (D-MD) sent a letter to Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) asking to hold a hearing on the Epstein files and possibly subpoena members of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet. Democrats and Republicans are pressing Attorney General Pam Bondi to release the long-awaited Epstein files. The Left has amped up its […]
Attorney General Ken Paxton (R-TX) announced on Tuesday that he is investigating more than 100 cases of suspected noncitizens casting more than 200 ballots in the 2020 and 2022 elections. Most of the suspected illegal ballots cast were located in Harris County, Texas, the attorney general’s office said. However, the state is investigating other instances […]
Pamela Evette, the lieutenant governor of South Carolina, added her name on Monday to the growing list of Republicans seeking to succeed term-limited Gov. Henry McMaster (R-SC). Evette launched her campaign during a speech to supporters at The Smokestack at Judson Mill in Greenville. The Travelers Rest native touted herself as a strong ally to […]
Vice President JD Vance joined President Donald Trump’s third campaign for president as his running mate one year ago Tuesday, after the president announced his pick in a July social media post during the 2024 Republican National Convention. Vance beat out now-Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum for the spot. Trump’s […]
