Opinion/Newsletters

LONESTAR — 5.16.2025 — GOP Cuts Gender-Transitioning Funding — Abbott Requests Waiver to Prohibit 'Unhealthy SNAP Purchases' — and More...

Republicans are celebrating a legislative victory as a provision authored by Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R) to prohibit federal funding for…

2 months ago

LONESTAR — 5.15.2025 — Crenshaw Pushes for U.S.-Mexico Alliance Against Cartels — Cornyn Attacks 'Crooked Ken' in New Ad — and More...

Rep. Crenshaw Pushes for U.S.-Mexico Alliance to Target Drug Cartels With illegal border crossings dropping, U.S. officials are shifting attention…

2 months ago

Trump Meets Syria's Interim President, Pledges to Lift Sanctions

President Donald Trump recently pledged to lift blistering sanctions on Syria to facilitate the latter’s transition into a prosperous and…

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LONESTAR — 5.14.2025 — Cruz Introduces Invest America Act — Nursing Home Protection Bill Passes — and More...

Senator Ted Cruz (R) announced a major step forward for his Invest America Act, a bill that would provide every…

2 months ago

President Trump Touches Down in Saudi Arabia for Historic Visit

President Donald Trump recently arrived in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, marking the start of his first major foreign trip of his…

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LONESTAR — 5.13.2025 — Cartels Pursue Oil Smuggling — USDA Livestock Ban Strikes Texas — and More...

Cartels Turn to Oil Smuggling Amid Fentanyl Crackdown Since coming into office for a second term, President Donald Trump (R)…

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Trump Announces Pharmaceutical Drug Price Controls

President Donald Trump recently announced plans to sign an executive order that will peg the price of medical drugs to…

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LONESTAR — 5.12.2025 — Burrows Fires General Counsel — Paxton Wins Big Against Skull Creek Polluter — and More...

Send us tips!: tips@DNM.news Dustin Burrows Fires General Counsel Amid Allegations of Improper Influence Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows (R)…

2 months ago

LONESTAR — 5.9.2025 — Paxton Violates Federal Campaign Finance Law? — Abbott Tackles 'Deadly and Broken' Bail System — and More...

Send us tips!: tips@DNM.news Paxton Accused of Violating Federal Campaign Finance Law Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) is facing…

2 months ago

Protestors Take Over Columbia Library, Chant Anti-Semitic Slogans

Pro-Palestine protestors recently stormed Columbia University’s Butler Library, disrupting academic activities, chanting anti-Semitic slogans, and defacing library property.  Among other…

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