DALLAS (AP) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton will find himself in an unfamiliar setting Monday night: Headlining his first campaign rally since the Republican announced his bid for the U.S. Senate 10 months ago. Paxton’s scheduled appearance is part of his stepped-up campaign to unseat four-term Republican Sen. John Cornyn and add a MAGA … Read more
President Donald Trump’s second term heads into March with an overall approval rating that has continued on a downward trend since late 2025. What are the latest opinions? The political divide stems from the administration’s decision-making in several areas, from immigration and US customs enforcement to climate change and tariffs. Overall, President Trump’s approval numbers … Read more
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON, Feb 14 (Reuters) – The U.S. military has been bracing for the possibility of weeks of sustained operations against Iran if President Donald Trump orders an attack, two U.S. officials told Reuters, in what could become a much more serious conflict than seen before between the countries. The … Read more
WASHINGTON – The Republican-controlled House voted Wednesday to approve the SAVE America Act, a sweeping election bill that President Donald Trump is pushing Congress to pass. The vote was 218-213, with Republicans voting unanimously in favor and all but one Democrat voting against. The Democrat who voted yes was Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas. The 32-page … Read more
Aaron Reitz, among the GOP candidates running to be Texas attorney general, suggested Monday, without evidence, that the Texas House Democratic leader, who is Asian, lied during the citizenship application process and should have his citizenship revoked. “As AG, I want to see [Rep. Gene Wu] de-naturalized,” he posted on X in response to a … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic leaders say a White House proposal is “incomplete and insufficient” as they call for new restrictions on President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown and threaten to shut down the Department of Homeland Security. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries said in a statement late Monday that a … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Navy’s top uniformed officer wants to persuade commanders to use smaller, newer ships and other assets for missions instead of constantly turning to giant aircraft carriers — as now seen in U.S. military builds off Venezuela and Iran. Daryl Caudle’s vision — what he calls “Battle Instructions” — calls for … Read more
WASHINGTON – Two members of Congress who pushed the federal government to go public with its investigations into the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein said they have identified at least six men who were likely implicated in the financier’s well-connected murders, but declined to share names. Reps. Ro Khanna, D-Santa Clara, and Thomas Massie, R-Ky., … Read more
Leading groups representing homebuilders have responded to a report that the Trump administration is considering an antitrust probe into the industry, saying any allegations of price-fixing are baseless. The Justice Department is considering launching an antitrust probe into homebuilders in the coming weeks, though no final decision has been made and the administration could drop … Read more
The most recent President Donald Trump has attacked reporters who raise questions about the Epstein files, demanding that the country “move on to something else,” but that is highly unlikely. Many of the documents have not been made public, and those now public have been heavily redacted. The Justice Department will allow members of Congress … Read more