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Chip Roy Threatens Funding Fight Over Delayed FDA Abortion Pill Review

Representative Chip Roy (R) is demanding answers from the Food and Drug Administration after the agency indicated its safety review…

1 week ago

Three Years After Oct. 7, Congress Remains Divided Over Israel-Hamas War

In light of the three-year anniversary of the Hamas' Oct. 7 terror attack on Israel, lawmakers are calling for renewed resolve…

2 weeks ago

Senate Passes Cruz-Backed Bill to Crack Down on ATM Robberies

The Senate passed bipartisan legislation backed by Senator Ted Cruz (R) that would apply federal bank-robbery penalties to robberies involving…

3 weeks ago

Republican redistricting in Texas and Florida may not turn out as Trump had hoped

HARLINGEN, Texas (AP) — Eric Flores, a former federal prosecutor and Army National Guard infantry captain, was one of the…

3 weeks ago

Menefee Announced $4.2 Million Federal Grant for Texas Southern University

Texas Southern University will receive $4.2 million in federal funding through the U.S. Department of Education's Supplemental Historically Black Colleges…

4 weeks ago

LONESTAR — 9.25.2026 —Congress Seeks to Ban AI 'Superintelligence'—Big Bend National Park Expansion Moves Forward— and More...

Congress Pushes New Bill to Ban Artificial 'Superintelligence' As AI continues to advance, along with the public’s anxiety about its…

4 weeks ago

Veronica Escobar Leads Call for Investigation Into Texas Social Security Disability Insurance Wait Times

Rep. Veronica Escobar (D) is asking the Social Security Administration's Office of Inspector General to investigate what she and other…

1 month ago

Sessions and Hoyer Introduce Bill to Modernize AbilityOne Program

Representatives Pete Sessions (R) and Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) introduced bipartisan legislation to update the federal AbilityOne program while preserving…

1 month ago

LONESTAR — 9.18.2026 —Democrats Criticize Trump's $5K Promise—Mystic Alerts Act Advances— and More...

Trump’s $5,000 Promise Sparks Pushback From House Democrats After last week’s Republican midterm convention, Representative Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) had a…

1 month ago

House Passes Bill Combating Illicit Xylazine

Congressman August Pfluger's (R) bipartisan, bicameral Combating Illicit Xylazine Act passed the U.S. House unanimously, advancing legislation that would place…

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