Live updates: Schumer signals he'll vote to advance Republican bill to avoid a shutdown; Trump threatens 200% tariff on E.U. alcohol
Live updates and the latest news as the Senate turns to a government funding bill to avoid a shutdown and Trump's pick to ...
Schumer signals support for considering the GOP spending plan, as shutdown deadline nears
A day before a shutdown deadline, Senate Democrats are mounting a last-ditch protest over a Republican-led spending bill that ...
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Orator, conscience, advocate: State lawmakers honor Sylvester Turner with bipartisan accolades in Capitol ceremony
Turner, who spent nearly three decades in the Texas House and died last week, was remembered as a passionate Democrat ...
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DOJ drops fight against Texas political maps as Trump administration retreats from voting rights cases
The Biden administration had challenged a Republican-led redistricting plan that diluted the political power of minorities.
In wake of Robert Morris allegations, Texas lawmakers push to end NDAs in sex abuse cases
Leading the fight to do away with NDAs — often signed as part of an agreement to settle sexual abuse lawsuits — is Plano ...
Pete Buttigieg to announce he won’t seek U.S. Senate seat in Michigan, source says
Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is set to announce that he will not seek an open U.S. Senate seat in Michigan, a move that leaves the door wide open for him ...
Here's why the Texas House, Senate are beefing over the 'Official Steak of Texas'
Should the New York strip steak be renamed the "Texas Strip" and take on the "official State Steak of Texas" honor? Or what ...
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Bills Reignite Debates Over Church-State Separation
With a conservative-majority Legislature, both SB 10 and SB 11 have strong political backing. But if they pass, lawsuits are ...