The Texas House of Representatives holds a call session for the legislative session at 11 a.m. ET on Aug. 20, as Democratic state lawmakers return to Texas. They left the state to prevent action on a redistricting proposal made by their Republican colleagues—effectively freezing the chamber. Original News Source Link – Epoch TimesRunning For Office?
National Guard troops from six Republican-led states continue to arrive on the streets of Washington, D.C., as part of President Trump’s federal takeover of the D.C. police department. Scott MacFarlane reports the troops were visited by Vice President JD Vance. Original CBS News Link</a
A federal appeals court has cleared the way for the Trump administration to end temporary deportation protections for more than 60,000 people from Nicaragua, Honduras and Nepal — at least for now. A lower court last month blocked the Department of Homeland Security from ending Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, for the three countries until
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is slashing her office’s staff by around 40% — the latest major Trump-era change slated for the intelligence agency. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence, or ODNI, is planning on cutting its headcount to around 1,300 employees, down from approximately 2,000 in February and 1,500 as of
Andrew Puzder, chief executive of CKE Restaurants, exits after his meeting with president-elect Donald Trump at Trump International Golf Club, in Bedminster Township, New Jersey on Nov. 19, 2016. Drew Angerer/Getty Images At a White House ceremony on Aug. 20, Andrew Puzder, former CEO of CKE Restaurants, was sworn in by President Donald Trump as
Democratic state Rep. Nicole Collier gestures from the Texas House floor in the state Capitol in Austin on Aug. 19, 2025. Brandon Bell/Getty Images The Texas Legislature is moving ahead with a congressional redistricting map that would give Republicans additional seats, while Democrats in California are putting a competing proposal before voters this fall. The
Campers utilize Oak Flat Campground in the Tonto National Forest, in Miami, Ariz., on June 9, 2023. Matt York/AP Photo A federal appeals court has temporarily blocked a land transfer for a major Arizona copper mine, prompting a rebuke from President Donald Trump. On Aug. 18, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit