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Heads or tails? That's how Pasadena's newest council member was chosen. Plus, the 2026 Senate race is already heating up as ...

The wide-ranging megabill is the vehicle for much of Trump’s domestic policy agenda for his second term in the White House, ...

During a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on June 25, 2025, Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) gets into a heated exchange ...

The “True MAGA Attorney” – When Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced his run for Senate, candidates started lining up ...

During a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on June 25 ... further suggests he is not a suitable candidate for the position ...

The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling means Senate Bill 4, which allows local police to arrest suspected undocumented ...

“Gov. Abbott signed our bill to protect Texas from the influence of hostile foreign nations,” said State Rep. Cole Hefner, a ...

More than $10 billion in funds are included in Trump’s tax and spending bill for NASA programs previously targeted by the ...

While Elon Musk took Washington, D.C., by storm, his company representatives and lobbyists were also notching up big ...

The Wall Street Journal Board wrote that the president has an "uncanny habit of handing his opponents a sword." ...

As many states across the U.S. introduce anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, Peoria, Illinois, has become a destination for families ...