FIRST ON FOX – Republican Rep. Lance Gooden of Texas is taking sides in the Lone Star State’s burgeoning GOP Senate primary battle between longtime Sen. John Cornyn and state Attorney General Ken Paxton. Gooden, a four-term lawmaker who represents a congressional district which includes parts of eastern Dallas as well as large swaths of suburban, exurban, and rural areas east of the city, endorsed Paxton on Thursday....

The House tries again this morning to align with the Senate on a framework for the President Donald Trump’s tax cut bill.  A vote could come as early as the 10 a.m. ET hour.  No alignment? No bill. THE SPEAKER’S LOBBY: ‘WHOSE THROAT DO I GET TO CHOKE?’ More than a dozen House conservatives balked last night, blocking Republicans from even voting on the blueprint.  They spoke with...