Texas Senate special election Saturday previews Democratic primary runoff coming later this month
Jarvis Johnson and Molly Cook are vying to finish John Whitmire’s unexpired term. They’ll compete again for the nomination to a full term in a May 28 runoff.
Australian lawmakers send letter urging Biden to drop case against Julian Assange on World Press Freedom Day
A group of Australian lawmakers wrote to President Biden on World Press Freedom Day urging him to drop the charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange as press freedom groups call for the release of Assange and other journalists around the world facing legal cases. In a Friday letter, the co-chairs of the “Bring Julian Assange Read More
Millions of Americans may lose access to affordable internet program this month
Walter Prescher is a Methodist pastor in rural Texas who served three Army tours in Iraq. He’s also a father of 12 grown children, with nine still at home. And he’s one of 23 million Americans who could lose a critical government subsidy allowing them to have internet access when it expires at the end Read More
‘Stop caving to the woke mobs’: GOP ramps up attacks on vulnerable Dems amid anti-Israel campus unrest
FIRST ON FOX: The anti-Israel protests that have erupted on college campuses across the country in recent weeks over Israel’s war with Hamas in Gaza are fueling new political attacks by Republicans on vulnerable Democrats running in this year’s Senate elections. “Death to America. Threatening Jews. Attacking Police. Antisemitic mobs are taking over our universities. Read More
“We lost everything”: East Texas residents confront their future after flooding
Dozens of evacuees, including the elderly and barefoot children, crowded in an old school building Friday, praying for clear skies on Monday.
Feds accuse Texas prison agency of discriminating against employee for wearing a headscarf
A federal lawsuit asserts that the Texas agency terminated a state prison clerk who refused to remove a head covering in line with her Ifa faith.
Dean Phillips becomes first House Democrat to call on Rep. Cuellar to resign after indictment
Rep. Dean Phillips, D-Minn., became the first House Democrat to call on Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, to resign, hours after Cuellar was indicted on bribery and money laundering charges. “While the bar for Federal indictment is high, trust in our government is low,” Phillips said in a statement posted to his social media. “That’s why Read More
Centre imposes 40% export duty on onion effective from today
In a notification, the finance ministry said the changes would be effective from May 4.
With indictment, U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar’s deep South Texas ties will again be tested
Cuellar was expected to cruise to reelection. Now he’ll need to rely on support from local and national Democratic leaders to help him overcome scandal.
How the flooding in Southeast Texas got so dire
Since Sunday, multiple rounds of rainfall have soaked the region, causing rivers and creeks to swell and rise out of their banks.