During her remarks in a Senate hearing in January, Senator Mazie Hirono scolded Pete Hegseth over his inability to answer questions. Hirono stated, "I'm not hearing an answer." ...

During his remarks in a Senate hearing in April, Senator Chris Van Hollen sounded the alarm over the Trump Administration's attacks on USAID. Van Hollen stated, "Thank you for exposing the lies." ...

Eye on Politics takes a look at what's next in Texas politics as candidates for various races in the state begin to emerge.

President Trump and Republicans in Congress are celebrating this holiday weekend after both the House and Senate passed what ...

In a late-night ruling Thursday, the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals continued to block Texas from enforcing a 2023 immigration law that would allow local police to arrest people they suspect ...

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Heads or tails? That's how Pasadena's newest council member was chosen. Plus, the 2026 Senate race is already heating up as ...

Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leitha says 17 of the confirmed dead, including five children, have yet to be identified ...

The wide-ranging megabill is the vehicle for much of Trump’s domestic policy agenda for his second term in the White House, ...

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem addressed the deadly Texas flood, promising to upgrade "ancient" National Weather Service systems ...

“Gov. Abbott signed our bill to protect Texas from the influence of hostile foreign nations,” said State Rep. Cole Hefner, a ...

The U.S. Coast Guard has assisted in saving 223 lives in Central Texas, said Department of Homeland Secretary Kristi Noem.