All eyes will be on House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) this week to see whether he unite a divided Republican caucus to support his plan to raise the debt ceiling and cut federal spending. The...
CBO: Student Loan Cancellation Will Cost More than $400 Billion
(The Center Square) – The Congressional Budget Office released an official cost estimate for President Joe Biden’s student loan cancellation, putting the cost at more than $400 billion. “As of June...
U.S. Exceeds Temporary Worker Visa Cap
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is telling employers it will reject most requests made after September 12 for H-2B visas, the government program which grants foreign...
Texas Secretary of State Sponsors ‘Vote Ready’ Campaign
Texas Secretary of State John Scott held a press conference in Austin on September 20 — National Voter Registration Day — to raise awareness about voter education in the state, highlighting the...
Abbott Classifies Mexican Cartels as Terrorist Organizations
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed an executive order Wednesday designating Mexican drug cartels as terrorists in his state. Abbott announced the executive order during a roundtable in Midland on border...
Abbott’s Border Stance Popular With Voters
As the midterm election cycle is well underway, recent polling suggests that Texas voters favor Governor Greg Abbott on critical issues relating to border security and immigration law enforcement. A...
House Passes Bill to Reform Electoral Count
The House on Wednesday voted to pass legislation to reform the Electoral Count Act of 1887, the law that dictates how states and Congress record the results of the Electoral College and declare...
Inspector General: Denying Religious Exemptions to COVID-19 Vaccines Violates Federal Law
(The Center Square) – A Department of Defense Office of Inspector General report has found that officials in the U.S. military who issued widespread denials of religious exemption requests by...
State AGs Question Legality of Coding Gun Purchases Differently
(The Center Square) – A group of 21 state attorneys general have written a letter to the CEOs of three credit card companies that questions the legality of their decision to code transactions at gun...
Bombshell: FBI Source Was Himself Basis of FBI’s Discredited Steele Dossier
Igor Danchenko has been revealed as a paid FBI informant, the latest bombshell disclosure showing the depths of an alleged partisan agenda within the FBI to discredit and disrupt the presidency of...
RNC Leadership Campaigns for Lauren Davis, Faith Johnson
Republican National Committee (RNC) chairwoman Ronna McDaniel and co-chair Thomas Hicks were in Dallas Monday to campaign for Dallas County judge candidate Lauren Davis and district attorney...
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham Proposes National Abortion Ban
Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) divided GOP Senators on Tuesday after proposing legislation that would ban most abortions nationwide after 15 weeks. Graham's proposal, which he claims would align the...
Texas Group Pushes for Legalization of Sports Betting
As football season is underway, people in 31 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico will likely place a record number of bets in the coming months. A record 46.6 million Americans will...
Inflation Act to Spend on Home Upgrades
Millions of homeowners can receive up to $14,000 in rebates and tax credits to make energy-efficient home upgrades under the new Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). These upgrades range from heat pumps...
Republican U.S. Reps Urge DOD to End Vaccine Mandate for Military
(The Center Square) – A group of 47 members of Congress are urging the Secretary of the Department of Defense to “immediately revoke” the COVID-19 vaccine mandate he issued last August for all...
Debate Sharpens as City Budget Approval Nears
In a recent Dallas City Council meeting, members debated the proposed budget and amendments as the final vote approached. City council members will consider the proposed budget's adoption on...
Poll: Americans Want Maximum Age Limits for Elected Officials
A large majority of Americans want maximum age limits for elected officials, according to a CBS News/YouGov poll released Thursday. When asked if there should be a maximum age at which lawmakers...
Proposed Microplastic Ban Scrapped by TCEQ
This past March, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) proposed more regulations to combat microplastic pollution. The move appeased climate activists' pleas for stricter rules on...
U.S. Army Recommends Food Stamps for Struggling Soldiers
(The Center Square) – The U.S. Army is recommending soldiers apply for SNAP benefits, also known as food stamps, to help cover their rising costs from inflation. The U.S. Army cites the higher...
Crime Increases Amid Creuzot’s ‘Reforms’
Soon after winning the election in November 2018, Dallas District Attorney John Creuzot announced major alterations to the way that his office would pursue the prosecution of crime in the county....
Biden Speaks to a Nation Divided
President Joe Biden delivered a speech to the nation Thursday evening in front of Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The speech continued the recent theme of condemning political...