Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) has yet to call a special election to fill recently deceased Democratic Rep. Sylvester Turner’s seat in Texas’s 18th Congressional District. He blamed Harris County’s abilities in conducting elections for his delay in announcing an election for the seat, which has been vacant for nearly a month since Turner died on […]

Senate Democrats are expected to challenge President Donald Trump’s newly announced tariffs on Friday night as Republicans attempt to advance a blueprint that unlocks his legislative agenda. In a marathon voting session that clears the way for the president’s tax, border, and energy priorities, Democrats signaled they would pillory Republicans over the market-rattling tariffs the […]

James Carville said law firms deciding to collaborate with President Donald Trump amid his executive orders punishing their previous legal work against him were no different than Nazi “collaborators” working with Hitler during World War II.  In various executive orders, Trump threatened to revoke federal contracts and employees’ security clearances for law firms that helped […]

The Supreme Court on Friday sided with the Trump administration, granting an emergency stay that halts a lower court order requiring the Education Department to immediately reinstate over $65 million in teacher training grants canceled over concerns about diversity, equity, and inclusion. The 5-4 ruling marks the administration’s first win at the high court since President Donald Trump […]