Democratic state legislators fled Texas on Sunday in an attempt to deny a quorum to Republicans hoping to vote on a new congressional map that heavily favors the GOP even more than current districts. “For two weeks, while families in the Hill Country mourned the loss of over 130 Texans in catastrophic floods, Democrats fought
Australian Federal Police Commissioner Reece Kershaw (1st L) and FBI Director Kash Patel (2nd L) during Patel’s visit to Australia in July 2025. Kash Patel via X FBI Director Kash Patel praised Australia as a critical ally as the bureau expands its fight against the influence of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) there and in
People gather with US flags at St Peter’s square with the St Peter’s Basilica in the background at the Vatican, on May 11, 2025. Jeff Pachoud/AFP via Getty Images The Senate confirmed CatholicVote President Brian Burch as the latest U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See on Aug. 2. With a vote of 49–44, Burch will
Jamieson Greer, the U.S. trade representative, said in an interview that aired Sunday that tariff rates are “pretty much set” on more than 60 trading partners after President Trump’s executive order last week. “So these, these tariff rates are pretty much set,” Greer said in an interview Friday with “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan.
A SureFire firearm sound suppressors, commonly referred to as a silencer, is displayed during the National Rifle Association Annual Meeting at the George R. Brown Convention Center, in Houston, on May 28, 2022. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images A second lawsuit has been filed in federal court challenging the National Firearms Act of 1934
Washington — Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz said Sunday that applications for a fund for rural hospitals will go out in “early September” in the wake of Medicaid cuts in President Trump’s signature piece of legislation passed by Congress last month. “We’re putting $50 billion. The president wants this, the
Ryan Crosswell’s campaign for a U.S. House seat features the hallmarks of many traditional political operations. His website shows him in shirtsleeves talking about his military service and growing up in a coal town. His campaign video features images of the nearby Pennsylvania community of Pottsville, festooned in red, white and blue bunting. His campaign