Texans triumph in fight to get direct flights from San Antonio to Washington, D.C.
The push to get more nonstop flights to the nation’s capital pit Texans against Virginians, who were opposed to the expansion.
Join us for a June 26 conversation on public access to government
We’ll talk about the challenges with the implementation of the Texas Public Information Act, how it’s affecting Texans and what solutions are available.
New $305 million Austin State Hospital unveiled as Texas revamps psychiatric system
The facility has 240 single-person rooms, a basketball gym and outdoor courtyards. It’s part of a $2.5 billion overhaul of the mental health hospital system.
Whistleblower alleges mistakes in initial East Palestine disaster response
The Environmental Protection Agency disputed whistleblower claims of mistakes and “no confidence” in early data collected from the site where a Norfolk-Southern train hauling caustic materials derailed along the Pennsylvania-Ohio border last year. A person who said he helped craft the technology and interpret data from advanced radiological sensors on a high-tech EPA plane used Read More
‘Caved to the far-left’: Entrenched red state GOP incumbent loses primary after PAC hammers him on key issue
FIRST ON FOX: A stalwart in the West Virginia Republican Party for decades lost his primary race on Tuesday night due in part to his support of a controversial bill that critics say would provide healthcare for illegal immigrants, according to a group that actively campaigned against him. West Virginia GOP State Sen. Craig Blair, Read More
Liz Cheney’s communications with star Jan 6 witness sought by House GOP investigators
House GOP investigators are seeking all communications between former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson and people related to the now-defunct House select committee probing Jan. 6, including the panel’s former vice chair, ex-Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo. Rep. Barry Loudermilk, R-Ga., chairman of the Committee on House Administration’s oversight subcommittee, wrote to Hutchinson on Wednesday asking Read More
COVID origins: HHS suspends EcoHealth Alliance grants after finding taxpayer funds used in risky research
The Department of Health and Human Services implemented an immediate, government-wide suspension on all funds allocated to EcoHealth Alliance – a firm that used taxpayer funds to conduct gain of function research at the Wuhan lab before the COVID-19 pandemic began. HHS made the decision, citing evidence included in the House COVID Select Subcommittee’s staff-level Read More
‘Squad’ member defends ‘river to the sea’ phrase interpreted as calling for ‘extermination’ of Jews
Embattled Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., a member of the far-left “Squad,” recently defended a phrase widely viewed as antisemitic that calls for the “extermination” of Jews. Bowman, who is facing a tough primary challenge in New York’s 16th Congressional District, made the controversial comments about the phrase “from the river to the sea” during a Read More
Dems use GOP-opposed immigration bill as cudgel against Republicans on border security
Democrats are reminding voters often of Republican opposition to a Senate bill designed to be a compromise on border security, accusing their counterparts of “exploiting” the crisis at the southern border rather than legislating. Democrats in the upper chamber have continued to espouse their support for a border security bill that was negotiated in a Read More
Join us for a May 29 conversation on the border and the election
In a virtual event held in partnership with ProPublica, we’ll discuss landmark federal policy shifts that precipitated last year’s deadly Juárez detention center fire, and how immigration is shaping the presidential election.