(The Center Square) – Twenty-five attorneys general and several other plaintiffs have sued the Biden administration asking the court to halt a federal ESG policy that could negatively impact the...
Adam Schiff Announces Senate Run
U.S. Representative Adam Schiff (D-CA) has declared his intention to run for the upcoming Senate election in California -- a seat currently occupied by long-time Democratic incumbent Dianne...
BEA Report Shows GDP Slowdown in Q4
The U.S. economy grew in the fourth quarter of 2022, finishing the year on a positive note despite negative growth in the year's first half. The gross domestic product (GDP) -- a measure of economic...
Fed Officials Debate Next Rate Hike
Federal Reserve officials are expected to shift to a slower pace of rate hikes in 2023 as inflation trends lower. Federal Reserve members will convene from January 31 to February 1 for the first of...
Congress to Seek Reform for Injured Vets
Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester (D-MT) will push this year to ensure veterans and others injured on duty receive all the money to which they are entitled. This could require...
Biden to Name New Chief of Staff
President Joe Biden is expected to appoint Jeff Zients as his next chief of staff, according to The Washington Post. Ron Klain, the current White House chief of staff, has served since the beginning...
TX Congressmen Want Mayorkas Impeached
Rep. Pat Fallon, whose district encompasses part of the northeastern Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, filed the resolution on January 9, as The Dallas Express previously reported. About two-thirds of...
Court Refuses to Block NY Gun Law
The Supreme Court rejected a request from a group of New York gun retailers on Wednesday to block a number of new laws regulating the sale of guns in the state. The gun retailers argued that the...
Greene, Gosar Return to House Committees
Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and Paul Gosar (R-AZ) have been reinstated to House committees after being removed from committee assignments during the last Congress. These appointments were...
Dallas Democrats Elect Republican Speaker
AUSTIN – With the 88th session of the Texas Legislature now in full swing, several Dallas-area representatives spoke with The Dallas Express about the recent re-election of Rep. Dade Phelan...
$288.7 Billion Texas Budget Proposed
Members of the Texas House and Senate have filed bills proposing budgets for the next two years, directing billions of dollars to property tax relief, border security, education, and other...
McCarthy & Schumer off to Shaky Start
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer have reportedly gotten off to a shaky start but are working toward cooperation between congressional Democrats and Republicans....
U.S. Hits Debt Ceiling, Emergency Ensues
The United States hit the debt ceiling limit set by Congress on Thursday, prompting the Treasury Department to deploy emergency measures to ensure the federal government can keep meeting its...
McCarthy to Talk Spending Cap with Democrats
Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said he believes Democrats would agree to cap government spending in order to avoid a debt default. Concerns have been raised about a fight between...
Treasury Scrambles as Debt Ceiling Looms
To ensure that the U.S. does not default on its debt payments, which could lead to an economic crisis, the Treasury Department says it will begin taking "extraordinary measures." Treasury Secretary...
More Republicans Might Demand Cornyn Resign
More county-level Republican parties across Texas are considering issuing resolutions that call on Senator John Cornyn to resign for allegedly rejecting the principles of the party. Recently, Lamar...
Governor, Lt. Gov. Inaugurated for Third Term
AUSTIN -- Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick celebrated the inauguration of their third term of office together after handily winning re-election last November. “This time-honored...
Power Grid Agency Claims Resource Shortage
The Public Utility Commission (PUC) reportedly does not have the resources to effectively protect against the failure of Texas' electrical grid. The Texas Sunset Advisory Commission (TSAC) said...
Bill Would Bar Feds from Big Tech Censorship
(The Center Square) – Leading Republican lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives filed new legislation that would ban federal employees from working with big tech companies to censor...
Texas Senate Bill Targets ‘Renegade’ DAs
A freshman Texas senator has filed legislation that would expose district attorneys to potential litigation from the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) if they decline to prosecute criminal...
Dallas Rep. Denounces Quorum Break Rule
Texas Representative Carl Sherman Sr. (D-Lancaster) has denounced an amendment to the House Rules passed last week which threatened to penalize members of the House of Representatives who are absent...
