Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan (R) abandoned his bid to serve another term as the leader of the lower chamber. “Out of deep respect for this institution and its members, and after careful consideration and private consultation with colleagues, I have made the difficult decision to withdraw from the race for Speaker of the Texas...
President-elect Trump has named several billionaires to top roles in his next administration — a combination worth over $360 billion that includes the world’s richest man. Elon Musk, the Tesla CEO, brings the vast bulk of that wealth with a net worth of over $346 billion with that value fluctuating day by day. But even...
The Supreme Court said Friday it will consider upholding a law that allows Americans injured by acts of terror to take Palestinian leadership groups to U.S. courts for damages. Congress in 2019 amended federal terrorism law specifically to enable victims' lawsuits to move forward against the Palestinian Authority (PA) and Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) in...
Pete Hegseth's lawyer threatened an extortion lawsuit against his client's sexual assault accuser if Hegseth is not confirmed as secretary of Defense. Tim Parlatore told CNN that the woman who has accused Hegseth of sexual assault may not be guilty of criminal extortion but could be brought to court for civil extortion if he were...
A new report released by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) found that if the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) extended subsidies are allowed to expire at the end of 2025, millions of people will become uninsured and premiums will rise. Responding to the Senate Finance Committee, the CBO found that "not extending the credit will increase...
Young people may be at much greater risk of dying from climate change-induced extreme heat than the elderly, a new study has found Those under the age of 35 years old made up about 75 percent of recent heat-related deaths in Mexico — with a significant share falling in the 18 to 34 range, according...
The first Jan. 6 rioter to face trial is now the second to receive a reduced sentence following the Supreme Court’s narrowing of an obstruction charge used against scores of participants in the 2021 Capitol attack. Guy Reffitt was resentenced Friday to nearly seven years in prison — a modest, seven-month reduction from the sentence...
Former transgenders, parents and activists braved cold temperatures on Wednesday morning to rally outside the Supreme Court to demand an end to the “butchery" of child sex change surgeries.
Rep. Eli Crane is planning to introduce a resolution to honor a U.S. Marine veteran on trial for killing a homeless man who was described as acting erratic on the subway.