Author: Emily Hallas

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) on Thursday introduced legislation seeking to modernize weather radio systems after deadly Texas flashfloods recently raised alarms that emergency communications had failed to prevent the loss of life.  The floods along the Guadalupe River in central Texas occurred over the July 4 holiday weekend, leading to the deaths of over 130…

Ford, one of the United States’s “Big Three” automakers, took out a multibillion-dollar loan credit agreement amid unease about the effect President Donald Trump’s tariffs are having on the automobile industry.  The $3 billion line of credit, available through July 28, 2026, offers Ford the ability to strengthen liquidity and financial flexibility as the Big…

Georgia Insurance Commissioner John King suspended his Senate campaign on Thursday as the state’s Republican governor looks to another candidate to fulfill the GOP’s hopes of ousting Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA).  The race to secure the GOP’s primary nomination ahead of the 2026 Senate election is shaping up to become a volatile free-for-all that could…

On Thursday, President Donald Trump endorsed Mike Rogers, the Republican Party’s preferred candidate, as he seeks to replace retiring Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI).  Trump previously talked Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) out of challenging Rogers ahead of the 2026 primary, with his active involvement in the wide-open Michigan Senate race coming as the GOP hopes to…

The Democratic New York City mayoral nominee, Zohran Mamdani, is seeking to convince the establishment wing in his party to back his campaign ahead of the city’s general election.  The socialist millennial stunned political pundits when he captured an upset win during last month’s Democratic mayoral primary. However, while Mamdani’s victory was met with a…

House Democrats are holding a press conference Wednesday morning before the lower chamber leaves for an early summer recess. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), House Minority Whip Katherine Clark (D-MA), and House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar (D-CA) will address members of the media at 10:15 a.m. in Washington, D.C. PUBLIC IS NOT BEHIND…

Republican Eric Flores launched a campaign on Monday to oust Rep. Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX) and flip  Texas’s 34th Congressional District red.  Flores, an Army veteran and lawyer from Mission, announced his bid to challenge Gonzalez as Republicans in the state’s GOP-controlled state legislature eye redistricting efforts, which could give him an advantage over the incumbent…

Rep. Warren Davidson (R-OH) on Monday called for Attorney General Pam Bondi to answer questions to Congress about the Jeffrey Epstein files amid growing debate in Washington over who the convicted sex offender was.  Davidson, known as a maverick GOP lawmaker, appeared to become the first House Republican to demand Bondi deliver congressional testimony on…

A “necessary” Democratic civil war is coming, political strategist James Carville warned on Monday, but the party must present a unified front and avoid public brawling until after the 2026 midterm elections. “The Democratic Party is steamrolling toward a civilized civil war,” Carville wrote in a New York Times op-ed. “It’s necessary to have it.…

Rep. Monica De La Cruz (R-TX) is facing a challenge from House candidate Ada Cuellar as the Democratic Party seeks to flip her South Texas district blue. Cuellar, a Harlingen-based emergency physician, on Thursday became the first Democrat to launch a campaign seeking to oust De La Cruz from her seat representing the state’s 15th…