Justice is elusive for many impacted by the deadly realities of a multi-billion dollar industry: human trafficking. A KXAN investigation reveals while Texas is a leader in legislation to stop it, few people actually face trafficking charges. We uncover difficulties Texas prosecutors face in dismantling modern-day slavery and what it means for those seeking accountability.
State Department officials on Saturday aggressively pushed back on claims shared by some senators that President Trump's 28-point plan for peace in Ukraine originated from Russia and is not the administration's position. Earlier on Saturday, PBS NewsHour correspondent Nick Schifrin reported comments from Sens. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Angus King (I-Maine) where the lawmakers claimed...
President Trump said Wednesday he wants to see New York City succeed in the wake of the election of self-described democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani (D) but cautioned that the mayor-elect must be "respectful of Washington." "I would like to see the new mayor do well, because I love New York," Trump, a New York City...
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) said that some conservative justices on the Supreme Court appear “willing to put the brakes” on President Trump, as the high court considers the legality of the president’s sweeping tariffs. During Wednesday’s oral arguments on whether Trump overstepped his emergency authority to impose the levies, Chief Justice John Roberts and Trump-appointed...
President Trump urged Republicans to talk about his administration’s efforts to lower prices on Wednesday following the party’s losses in Tuesday’s off-year elections. “I think they’re coming down. I think they’re down already,” Trump told Fox News’s Bret Baier in an interview on Wednesday. “I think the biggest problem is Republicans don’t talk about it....
Presented by the Coalition to Strengthen America's Healthcare — Liberal Democrats say the election should bolster their fight to extend ObamaCare’s enhanced tax credits {beacon} Health Care Health Care PRESENTED BY COALITION TO STRENGTHEN AMERICA'S HEALTHCARE The Big Story Health care delivered on Election Night 2025 Democrats ran and won on affordability in key off-year...
Democrats got a much-needed morale boost on Tuesday when elections across the nation went their way. A party that has been divided and discontented since President Trump won his second term a year ago had its first taste of a comeback. The biggest national story was the victory of 34-year-old democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani (D)...
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday said his counterpart, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) would regret endorsing New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani (D). Mamdani campaigned as a democratic socialist, railing against establishment policies and pushing his economic agenda that touts plans for citywide rent freezes, freezing childcare and free transportation. “I think...
A police union in Houston is attempting to recruit New York City cops “disgusted” with New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's victory. The Houston Police Officers’ Union posted a graphic on Facebook late Tuesday asking, “NYPD, ARE YOU DISGUSTED WITH THE ELECTION OF ZOHRAN MAMDANI?” “JOIN US!” the graphic continues. “THE HOUSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT IS...
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is reducing flight capacity by 10 percent at 40 “high-traffic” areas around the country starting Friday morning, its administrator, Bryan Bedford, said Wednesday. Bedford, during a press conference alongside Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, called the move “appropriate to continue to take the pressure off of” air traffic controllers, who are...
NEW YORK — President Trump's dislike for Zohran Mamdani is so strong, he genuinely wanted Andrew Cuomo to win New York City's mayoral race, going as far as putting out an endorsement for the longtime Empire State Democrat. And the New York City mayor-elect’s dislike for Trump was on full display at his thunderous victory rally...
As President Trump departed the Oval Office on Wednesday for his trip to Florida, reporters could clearly tell what room he was exiting thanks to new signage added along the outside of the building. Photos and videos showed that there was a new gold-script sign that said “The Oval Office” next to the entrance to...
What began with a stop at Charleston International Airport in South Carolina has evolved into a growing whirlwind of accusations and pushback against Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.). In the days following the incident, Mace defended herself through several posts on the social media platform X. She claimed that she was suing the airport for defamation...
Conservative and liberal Supreme Court justices alike seemed dubious of President Trump’s tariffs justified by declarations of national emergencies as they heard arguments in a legal challenge to the policy. The court will now begin drafting its opinion behind closed doors after a nearly three-hour hearing that provided a glimpse into the justices’ thinking. Here...
San Francisco leaders are rallying to create legislation that puts checks on the autonomous Waymo vehicles after one of the cars killed a neighborhood cat nicknamed, KitKat. San Francisco city supervisor Jackie Fielder has been one of the most vocal critics of the self-driving vehicles after the loss of the pet, who could frequently be...
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) said Wednesday that he would support President Trump should he follow through on his earlier threat to send U.S. troops into Nigeria to defend the country’s Christian population from Islamic extremists. Trump over the weekend threatened to mobilize American forces against Islamist terrorists killing Christians, blaming Nigeria’s leaders for failing to tackle the...
