First 100 Days: Trump Acts, Congress Missing in Action, Says FAIR
“During the next hundred days and beyond, we expect the Trump administration to push Congress to do its job to reform U.S. immigration policies and ensure that our laws are effectively enforced,” said FAIR President Dan Stein
Patients, Care Providers Urge Tx. Lawmakers to Hold Hearings on Med. Marijuana Bills
Supporters of HB 2107 and SB 269 call on Public Health Chairman Four Price and Health and Human Services Chairman Charles Schwertner to schedule hearings on the bills, which would fix the currently unworkable Texas Compassionate Use Program and make …
Corporate Crises: A Lack of Clarity
Everywhere we turn lately, there seems to be a new corporate crisis in the headlines. Some of the largest, most visible and successful companies are being forced to publicly apologize — while feverishly attempting to convince their customers that these …
Cornyn Highlights Accomplishments of Congress, Administration
‘Through the efforts of the Administration and by working with Congress, we've been able to greatly lessen the regulatory burden on many American job creators, something sorely needed while our economy has been bumping along at roughly two percent growth.’
Governor Abbott Appoints Three To Texas Commission On Law Enforcement
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Kim Lemaux, Sharon Thomas and Timothy Whitaker to the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) for terms set to expire on August 30, 2021. As a state regulatory agency, TCOLE was established to enforce and …
Representative Green: No Need for GOP Government Shutdown, Pass Bipartisan Budget
Today, Representative Green released the following statement as Congress prepares to vote on a spending bill this week to fund the government and avert a government shutdown Friday at midnight:
Trump to review power to establish federal lands
The review is related to the future of Bears Ears National Monument
Michigan Doctors Charged in First Federal Genital Mutilation Case in US
In the first federal case involving female genital mutilation filed in the United States, two Michigan doctors and the wife of one of the doctors have been charged with performing the banned procedure on two 7-year-old girls.
PTSD Risk May Be Passed Down Through Our DNA
Christal Presley considers herself a survivor of the Vietnam War, even though the war ended years before she was born.
What Donald Trump's "joke" About Nikki Haley Reveals About Him
At a lunch at the White House on Monday with more than a dozen UN ambassadors, President Trump poked some fun at his own UN Ambassador Nikki Haley.
Trump Faces His First Budgetary Cliff
Everyone knows that Washington was built on a swamp. But in recent years it's felt more like the capital is teetering on the edge of a cliff.
How 5 Vulnerable Democratic Senators Have Fared in Trump's First 100 Days
A total of 10 Senate Democrats are up for re-election next year in states won by President Donald Trump.
Ivanka Trump Arrives in Berlin to work On Special Relationship
It could be the beginning of a beautiful friendship, after all. In the wake of a mid-March White House visit characterized by awkward moments -- President Donald Trump apparently declined to shake German Chancellor Angela Merkel's hand in the Oval …
Trump Stacks Schedule for Foreign Policy Advice
President Donald Trump, formulating US strategy toward some of the world's most volatile regions, is packing his schedule this week with meetings and phone calls designed to elicit input and advice for how to proceed.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren: Party Identification Is 'starting to shift'
Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Monday responded to a poll showing the majority felt the Democratic Party was out of touch by saying party identification is shifting -- and everyday people can see the US political system as a "rigged game."

