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Pence: Comey's Firing Wasn't Due To Russia Probe

Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday praised President Donald Trump's decision to fire FBI Director James Comey and insisted the decision wasn't due to the ongoing probe into alleged ties between Trump's campaign and Russia.

Prepared Remarks by U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to Bethune-Cookman University’s 2017 Spring Commencement

Today, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos delivered her first commencement address as Secretary to Bethune-Cookman University’s class of 2017 in Daytona Beach, Florida. The Secretary was awarded a Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa by B-CU president Dr. Edison …

Texas Is Proposing a Bill That Could Keep Transgender Students Out of High School Sports

Texas is proposing a bill that could keep transgender students out of high school sports.

ACLU of Texas Comment on House Advancing of HB3859

Today, the Texas House of Representatives voted to advance House Bill 3859 (HB3859), a bill that would allow child welfare caseworkers and state-funded child adoption and foster agencies to impose their personal religious beliefs on children in their care and …

It’s Time to Stop Jailing People Accused of Misdemeanor Crimes Simply Because They Are Poor

Justice delayed is justice denied. For too long, that’s been the case in Harris County, where people languish behind bars for weeks and months awaiting trial for minor, nonviolent misdemeanors because they cannot afford bail. Enough is enough. The time …

Trump’s Termination of FBI Director James Comey Raises Great Constitutional Concerns

Jackson Lee: “The President’s impetuous act is further evidence that the President has abandoned constitutional norms and abused his power in a desperate attempt to derail the investigation into Russian collusion with Trump Campaign officials.”

Rep. Thierry Selected to Serve on Steering Committee for Texas Maternal Mortality as Her Bill Passes Unanimously Out of Public Health Committee

House Bill 2403 will direct the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Task Force to investigate the causes of why African American women die at three times the rate as other women during or shortly after childbirth. Authored by Representative Thierry …

Cornyn: Bipartisan Russia Investigation Will Continue

Today U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) appeared on Fox News’ America’s Newsroom to discuss former FBI Director James Comey and the ongoing bipartisan Senate Intelligence Committee’s investigation on Russia. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn’s appearance are below.

Pence: Comey's Firing Wasn't Due to Russia Probe

Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday praised President Donald Trump's decision to fire FBI Director James Comey and insisted the decision wasn't due to the ongoing probe into alleged ties between Trump's campaign and Russia.

Trump Weighs Rhetoric And Reality In Afghanistan Troop Decision

The primary opposition to the proposal has come from Steve Bannon

Upon the Wing of a Dove

Sometime in the womb, as we evolve over months from a single-celled organism into the complex mass of neurons and flesh that we recognize as ourselves, an awareness of our place in the world emerges. The world as we begin …

Al Gore, Trump Discuss Paris Climate Deal By Phone

Gore previously met with Trump in New York in December

Donald Trump Isn't Being Defensive Over Firing James Comey.

President Donald Trump's Twitter feed provides a near-constant window into what he's thinking at any time. Which is what makes Trump's tweetstorm Wednesday morning -- in the wake of his decision to fire FBI Director James Comey -- all the …

Quickly Catch Up On The Comey Firing

The President has fired the FBI director. Here's everything you need to know about this Washington bombshell. (You can also get "5 Things You Need to Know Today" delivered to your inbox daily. Sign up here.)

Republicans Feel Heat for Excluding Women From Health Care Group

Senate Republican leaders continue to face criticism for appointing 13 men to a working group on health care and not including a single woman in the negotiations.