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What began as a years-long effort to uncover information about the crimes of Jeffrey Epstein and his affiliates has become...READ MORE
Rep. Beth Van Duyne: "Nationwide SNAP enrollment dropped by 5.3 million in the last year – proof that new anti-fraud protections and work requirements are working."
Rep. Chip Roy: "I’m old enough to remember what happened to people who dared question Fauci, Birx, and the COVID establishment. Careers were threatened, livelihoods were destroyed, and government was weaponized against Americans who refused to fall in line. There is an entire network that deserves congressional scrutiny and accountability. And all roads lead back to Fauci."
Rep. Brandon Gill: "People who want to destroy Western Civilization don’t deserve to come to America."
Rep. Lloyd Doggett: "Trump and Musk promised $2 trillion in savings. Instead, the Department of Government Evisceration delivered lies concerning savings and erratic policies and mass layoffs that harmed consumers and did nothing to help taxpayers."
Congress’ Epstein Files Push Reveals Broader Institutional Failures— By Texas Politics' Payton Anderson — What began as a years-long effort to uncover information about the crimes of Jeffrey Epstein and his affiliates has become...
Beth Van Duyne Seeks to Regulate Beverages Containing Hemp— By Texas Politics' Raeylee Barefield —U.S. Representatives Beth Van Duyne (R) and Greg Landsman (D-OH) introduced bipartisan legislation to establish federal regulations for hemp-derived beverages...
Texas Republicans Back Trump’s New Push to Restrict Birthright Citizenship— By Texas Politics' Payton Anderson — President Donald Trump issued an executive order restricting birthright citizenship after the Supreme Court ruled against his original executive order...
John Cornyn Just Asked Trump's DHS to Rethink a Border Wall in Big Bend— By Texas Politics' Raeylee Barefield — Senator John Cornyn (R) is usually a prominent voice in Washington when it comes to securing the southern border...
HydroGraph Expands Texas Operations, John Carter Tours new Graphene Hub— By Texas Politics' Raeylee Barefield — HydroGraph Clean Power has opened its Texas headquarters in Austin. It is advancing a large-scale graphene manufacturing facility in...
Greg Casar Demands Answers from Anthropic After AI Models Hacked Companies— By Texas Politics' Raeylee Barefield — Congressman Greg Casar (D) is leading 23 members of Congress in demanding that Anthropic provide more information about...
Trump’s vaccine order hands some MAHA voters a win. It also gives Democrats an attack line— By Associated Press — NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump pivoted the nation’s attention back to vaccines this week with an executive order that aims...
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