The Texas House of Representatives was forced to adjourn for the second time Friday after failing to meet the minimum attendance threshold upon gaveling in for the second special session called by Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) to vote on mid-decade redistricting. Abbott ordered the second special session almost immediately after the first session, called to vote on enacting […]

Washington Examiner’s Joe Concha said former President Barack Obama and Zohran Mamdani, New York City’s Democratic nominee for mayor, are “more alike” than people think at first glance, after reports that the two had a phone conversation in June.  Obama called Mamdani to congratulate him on his primary win and offer “advice about governing and […]

The Supreme Court declined an emergency request on Thursday to halt enforcement of a Mississippi law requiring age-verification for social media websites, allowing the statute to be enforced as litigation continues in a lower court. The unsigned unanimous order issued by the high court included a concurrence from Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who argued NetChoice, the […]

White House “border czar” Tom Homan clarified Friday that local law enforcement officers in the District of Columbia are not expected to perform Immigration and Customs Enforcement duties during the Trump administration’s temporary federalization of the Metropolitan Police Department. As the Trump administration faces a lawsuit from the district for taking over the MPD, Homan […]