Officers Deputized to Start Rounding Up Missing Texas House Democrats
By Zachary Stieber
Law enforcement officers in Texas were deputized on Thursday to go find House Democrats who are refusing to go to Austin, preventing the state’s lower chamber ...
States Set to Begin Redistricting After Census Publishes 2020 Data
By Masooma Haq
Most states have had to delay their redistricting efforts because of the U.S. Census Bureau’s pandemic-related challenges. On Thursday, the Bureau officially released its ...
CDC Updates Florida COVID-19 Numbers After State Health Department’s Dispute
By Jack Phillips
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed it will adjust Florida’s COVID-19 case numbers after the state’s department of health said ...
Florida Health Department: CDC’s COVID Count for State Is Wrong, Seeks Correction
By Jack Phillips
The Florida Health Department on Monday disputed the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) release of COVID-19 case numbers, claiming that the ...
One Democrat Joins All GOP Senators to Pass Anti-Critical Race Theory Amendment
By Jack Phillips
The Senate on Tuesday passed an amendment that bans federal tax dollars from being used to promote or teach critical race theory (CRT), a ...
Breaking Down the Budget Plan’s Spending on the Environment
By Nathan Worcester
In the early hours of Aug. 11, Senate Democrats took another step toward approving a $3.5 trillion budget plan through reconciliation, with the aim ...
Watchdog to Probe NSA After Tucker Carlson Allegedly Targeted
By Zachary Stieber
A federal watchdog is probing allegations that a top spy agency improperly surveilled Fox News host Tucker Carlson.
The National Security Agency (NSA) Office ...
Texas Supreme Court Allows for Arrest of Democrats Who Don’t Show Up at Capitol
By Jack Phillips
The Texas Supreme Court on Tuesday voided a lower court’s order that restricted Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan’s authorization to arrest and detain state ...
Local Officials Ignoring Abbott’s Executive Order; AG Paxton Issues Warning
By The Center Square, Bethany Blankley
Some local officials in Texas are ignoring Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order prohibiting governments from imposing mask mandates.
The Williamson County ...
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo Announces Resignation Over Harassment Allegations
By Jack Phillips
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, announced Tuesday he will resign effective in 14 days after allegations of sexual harassment that were ...
McConnell Warns: GOP Won’t Raise Debt Ceiling Over $3.5 Trillion Spending Package
By Jack Phillips
Senate Democrats on Monday outlined a plan to bypass the Republican filibuster to pass legislation to expand Medicare and give more drug price ...
Fund to Pay Epstein Victims Sends $125 Million to 150 People
By Zachary Stieber
A fund set up to pay people who said they were victimized by convicted sex offender and accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein paid out ...