President Donald Trump and Texas Governor Greg Abbott at the Hill Country Youth Event Center on July 11, in Kerrville, Texas.Democracy’s a pretty simple concept: Voters vote for a politician, the politician with the most votes wins, and that politician…
2:29The State Capitol is seen on July 21, 2025 in Austin, Texas.Brandon Bell/Getty Images On Monday, Texas House Republicans passed a measure with a vote of 85-6, empowering the House sergeant-at-arms and other related officials to locate and civilly arrest…
Editor’s note, August 7, 10:30 am ET: On August 7, Trump’s tariffs went into effect for more than 90 countries. This story below was originally published on May 5. The immediate costs of President Donald Trump’s trade war are fairly…
6:03President President Donald Trump and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem inspect a migrant detention center, referred to as “Alligator Alcatraz,” situated at the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport in Ochopee, Fla., on July 1, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters On Tuesday,…
President Donald Trump invites a United Auto Worker member to speak during a trade announcement event.Editor’s note, August 7, 10:30 am ET: On August 7, Trump’s tariffs went into effect for more than 90 countries. The story below was originally…
3:35A perspective of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, July 1, 2024.Kevin Mohatt/Reuters As Democrats seek strategies to postpone or potentially thwart Republican initiatives to revise electoral maps for partisan advantage prior to the 2026 midterm elections, they assert that…
Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch (left) talks with Chief Justice John Roberts on the steps of the Supreme Court following his official investiture at the Supreme Court June 15, 2017, in Washington, DC.A new Gallup poll finds public approval of…
2:17Derek DooleyCourtesy Campaign for Derek Dooley Derek Dooley, a previous football coach at the University of Tennessee, is initiating a campaign on Monday for the Senate seat in Georgia, stepping into a dynamic political environment where candidates are competing for…
Solar panels on the roof of a home in Pasadena, California, on February 25, 2025.This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life.…
2:36U.S. Rep. Jolanda Jones, D-Texas, examines a map during the Texas state House redistricting committee meeting on August 01, 2025, in Austin. The House Select Committee on Congressional Redistricting conducted its initial hearing following the Texas Republicans’ revision of their…