Rep. Tony Gonzales survived Tuesday's GOP primary -- but just barely. Now, with a runoff looming, a congressional ethics investigation underway and mounting calls from members of his own party to resign, the embattled West Texas congressman faces an increasingly uncertain political future.
A poll released Thursday found that public support for Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) and the Trump administration’s immigration policies eroded following the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by a federal agent in Minneapolis last month, with a majority of voters expressing skepticism about the administration’s account of the incident. Roughly six in 10 voters...
President Trump said in an interview on Wednesday that he is bothered by the investigation into former President Bill Clinton as part of the House Oversight Committee’s probe into files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “It bothers me that somebody’s going after Bill Clinton,” Trump told anchor Tom Llamas on NBC Nightly News....
President Trump said in an interview on Thursday that he does not believe his administration is good at public relations when asked about criticisms of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). “What happens is that, I think we do a phenomenal job, but I don't think we're good at public relations,” Trump told anchor Tom Llamas...
President Trump said in an interview Wednesday that Renee Good and Alex Pretti "were not angels" but said their actions did not justify their fatal shooting deaths at the hands of federal immigration officers. “I’m not happy with the two incidents,” Trump told anchor Tom Llamas on "NBC Nightly News." “He was not an angel,...
Sens. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) and Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) unveiled legislation Wednesday that would require online platforms, including social media companies, to take “reasonable steps” to prevent fraudulent or deceptive advertisements from reaching consumers. The Safeguarding Consumers from Advertising Misconduct (SCAM) Act seeks to crack down on “predatory online scam advertisements” that lawmakers say are costing...
Tesla CEO and former White House adviser Elon Musk on Wednesday weighed in on legislation that would require ID and proof of citizenship to register to vote, warning that democracy could be at risk if the legislation isn't enacted. "It must be done or democracy is dead," Musk said on the social platform X, which...
Talks to revive enhanced Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies that expired at the end of last year appeared to be fizzling out Tuesday, with Democrats expressing little optimism about a proposal from Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) that he described as the “best and final” offer his party would make. Lawmakers had been negotiating over a proposal from...
Younger Americans were more likely to say the economy was the country’s most pressing concern last year, according to a new survey. In the Gallup poll, 32 percent of Americans aged 15 to 34 said that economic issues were “the most important problem” the U.S. “is facing currently," while 21 percent of Americans aged 35...
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) on Tuesday criticized rapper Nicki Minaj’s recent dabbling in conservative politics, accusing the singer of “selling out” to President Trump and his administration. “I just don’t do sellouts, especially in this moment,” Crockett told TMZ. “Things are too serious. There are too many people that are being harmed.” “And especially with...
Sen. John Cornyn’s (R-Texas) campaign team on Wednesday fired back at a spicy post from Attorney General Ken Paxton, who has primaries the incumbent, taking aim at his recent divorce in strikingly personal terms. “Ken, when this over, you will have nothing. Which turns out to be the same thing you offered to give Angela in...
President Trump on Wednesday said he held an “excellent” phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping, touting movement on soybean purchases by China as well as trade and discussions on global conflicts including Taiwan, Russia’s war in Ukraine and Iran. Trump’s call with Xi comes ahead of the president’s expected trip to China in April....
