WATCH: Houston faces $110M hit as Texas gov lays down law on ‘sanctuary’ policies
Gov. Greg Abbott says Houston is in breach of contract and must repay Texas $110 million or repeal its sanctuary-type ordinance limiting ICE cooperation.
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Ethics panel reveals it’s conducted 20 sexual misconduct investigations into lawmakers since 2017
The House Ethics Committee has conducted 20 investigations into allegations of sexual misconduct by members of the House since 2017, the panel revealed in a rare, lengthy public statement on Monday. It also released a list of all publicly disclosed matters it has investigated involving alleged sexual misconduct by members, listing 28 instances in total and 15 instances since…
House Ethics panel issues rare statement committing to helping secure a sexual harassment-free workplace
It comes a week after two lawmakers resigned under allegations of assaulting former staffers.
Left-wing activists heckle pro-Israel Democrat Haley Stevens at Michigan convention
Rep. Haley Stevens was booed by pro-Palestinian activists during a speech at Michigan Democrats' spring convention amid a heated Senate primary battle.
House Democrat: ‘Trump is not well’
Rep. Daniel Goldman (D-N.Y.) on Sunday said President Trump is “not well” following a Wall Street Journal report that said his advisers limited his knowledge of rescue operations for two pilots downed in Iran due to the leader’s “impatience.” “The commander-in-chief was excluded from commanding a military operation because he was acting so crazy. Think…
FBI Director Kash Patel Files $250 Million Defamation Lawsuit Against the Atlantic
FBI Director Kash Patel speaks during a news conference at the Department of Justice on Dec. 4, 2025. Daniel Heuer/AFP FBI Director Kash Patel on Monday filed a $250 million defamation lawsuit against The Atlantic and its staff writer Sarah Fitzpatrick over an article, alleging its claims were false. In a lawsuit filed in the
Witnesses in criminal probe of ex-CIA Director Brennan subpoenaed, sources say
Former senior intelligence and FBI officials who are cooperating with the U.S. Justice Department’s criminal probe into whether former CIA Director John Brennan lied to Congress were subpoenaed over the weekend to testify before a grand jury in Washington, D.C., multiple sources familiar with the matter told CBS News. The subpoenas went out shortly after