Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent refuses to say whether Trump remains exempt from IRS audits
Read full article: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent refuses to say whether Trump remains exempt from IRS auditsTreasury Secretary Scott Bessent is refusing to say whether President Donald Trump and his family will still receive immunity from IRS audits after the administration abandoned plans for a $1.776 billion compensation fund.
Polymarket cuts ties with George Santos as regulators probe trades on rival prediction market
Read full article: Polymarket cuts ties with George Santos as regulators probe trades on rival prediction marketPolymarket is ending its paid relationship with George Santos as federal regulators investigate him for possible insider trading.
Senate begins voting on funding immigration enforcement after Trump's settlement fund is dropped
Read full article: Senate begins voting on funding immigration enforcement after Trump's settlement fund is droppedThe Republican-led Senate is moving forward with legislation to fund immigration enforcement agencies after forcing the White House to drop its settlement fund for political allies and stripping a separate proposal for White House security from the bill.
Federal judge pauses sentencing to weigh argument in Wisconsin judge's immigration case conviction
Read full article: Federal judge pauses sentencing to weigh argument in Wisconsin judge's immigration case convictionA federal judge is considering whether to throw out a jury’s guilty verdict against former Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan who was convicted of felony obstruction for helping an immigrant evade federal officers.
MAHA candidate beats Trump's choice in Republican primary for Iowa governor
Read full article: MAHA candidate beats Trump's choice in Republican primary for Iowa governorBusinessman Zach Lahn's win in Iowa’s Republican gubernatorial primary over President Donald Trump's pick is a rare electoral setback for Trump.
Live updates: House passes resolution to halt military action in Iran in rebuke of Trump
Read full article: Live updates: House passes resolution to halt military action in Iran in rebuke of TrumpThe House approved a war powers resolution that would halt the U.S. military action against Iran, defying President Donald Trump as a handful of Republicans joined with Democrats to seek to end the war.
National Democrats aim to flip 12 Texas House seats under newly expanded target list
Read full article: National Democrats aim to flip 12 Texas House seats under newly expanded target listRepublicans would have just a 76-74 majority in the Texas House if the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee succeeds in flipping its targeted GOP districts.
Big Tech finds a foe in Texas’ robust consumer protection laws and AG Ken Paxton
Read full article: Big Tech finds a foe in Texas’ robust consumer protection laws and AG Ken PaxtonPaxton is banking on his recent lawsuits against tech and social media companies like Meta, WhatsApp and Discord to win a Senate seat, building on notable victories in years past.
Trump takes the lead for America’s 250th birthday and World Cup celebrations
Read full article: Trump takes the lead for America’s 250th birthday and World Cup celebrationsWhen musical acts pulled out of a concert series marking America's 250th anniversary, fearing it might be too closely tied to Donald Trump, the president decided to formally make himself the headlining act.
Attitudes toward same-sex marriage and transgender issues are shifting, Gallup poll shows
Read full article: Attitudes toward same-sex marriage and transgender issues are shifting, Gallup poll showsA new Gallup poll finds support for same-sex marriage and relationships in the U.S. has stopped rising after two decades.
Corpus Christi delays decision on nearly billion-dollar water plant despite impending crisis
Read full article: Corpus Christi delays decision on nearly billion-dollar water plant despite impending crisisThe City Council rejected the treatment plant last year over cost and environmental concerns, but plans resurfaced as the city’s water woes continued.
Trump administration seeks new path forward with tariffs after first attempt hit legal roadblocks
Read full article: Trump administration seeks new path forward with tariffs after first attempt hit legal roadblocksPresident Donald Trump is in a hurry to rebuild the tariff wall the Supreme Court tore down less than four months ago.
Jill Biden says she's sorry she didn't talk more about son Hunter's drug addiction
Read full article: Jill Biden says she's sorry she didn't talk more about son Hunter's drug addictionJill Biden says she's sorry she didn't talk more about son Hunter's drug addiction during her time in the White House.
Supreme Court allows Alabama to use congressional map favoring Republicans in this year's elections
Read full article: Supreme Court allows Alabama to use congressional map favoring Republicans in this year's electionsThe Supreme Court is allowing Alabama to use a congressional map favoring Republicans in this year’s elections, blocking a lower court ruling that the map intentionally discriminates against Black people.
Screwworms are closer than ever to Texas, but not 1 mile away as lawmaker claims
Read full article: Screwworms are closer than ever to Texas, but not 1 mile away as lawmaker claimsOn Monday, state Rep. Don McLaughlin said the parasitic fly that threatens the state’s cattle industry was 1 mile away. U.S. officials said that was not yet true.
Bangladesh's foreign minister defeats Cyprus' ambassador to be UN General Assembly president
Read full article: Bangladesh's foreign minister defeats Cyprus' ambassador to be UN General Assembly presidentBangladesh's Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman has won a hotly contested race to be the next president of the 193-member United Nations General Assembly.
The show will go on: White House correspondents' dinner rescheduled for July, with Trump attending
Read full article: The show will go on: White House correspondents' dinner rescheduled for July, with Trump attendingThe White House Correspondents Association dinner has been rescheduled for July 24.
Federal court hears arguments over efforts to halt Trump's mail-in executive order
Read full article: Federal court hears arguments over efforts to halt Trump's mail-in executive orderA federal judge has heard from voting rights groups and a coalition of two dozen states that want the courts to halt President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to create a federal voter list and limit who can receive a mail ballot, The plaintiffs argued in two lawsuits that Trump’s order should be found unconstitutional because the states and Congress, not the president, have the power to set election rules.
Paxton and Platner visit Washington to shore up support for their controversial Senate candidacies
Read full article: Paxton and Platner visit Washington to shore up support for their controversial Senate candidaciesU.S. Senate hopefuls Ken Paxton and Graham Platner are in Washington, D.C., to rally party support.
New York sues over the Trump administration's deal to end an offshore wind project
Read full article: New York sues over the Trump administration's deal to end an offshore wind projectNew York’s attorney general is suing the Trump administration over one of its deals to end an offshore wind project.
Democrats hammer DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin in a heated Senate hearing
Read full article: Democrats hammer DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin in a heated Senate hearingDemocrats have attacked the leadership of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin during his first Senate hearing since being tapped by President Donald Trump.
Trump taps housing regulator Pulte to be acting director of national intelligence
Read full article: Trump taps housing regulator Pulte to be acting director of national intelligenceDemocrats and Republicans say President Donald Trump's pick for director of national intelligence seems unqualified.
The Latest: Rubio testifies in back-to-back Capitol Hill hearings
Read full article: The Latest: Rubio testifies in back-to-back Capitol Hill hearingsSecretary of State Marco Rubio will face more questions about the Trump administration’s fragile or stalling diplomatic efforts around the world in back-to-back hearings on Capitol Hill for the first time since the Iran war began.
Trump administration is scrapping $1.8B fund meant to compensate president's allies, Blanche says
Read full article: Trump administration is scrapping $1.8B fund meant to compensate president's allies, Blanche saysActing Attorney General Todd Blanche says the Trump administration is scrapping plans to create a $1.8 billion fund meant to compensate allies of the Republican president after widespread political backlash and setbacks in the courts.
Announcing our next round of can’t-miss speakers for September’s TribFest
Read full article: Announcing our next round of can’t-miss speakers for September’s TribFestMarjorie Taylor Greene, Amy Webb, Pete Sessions and Annette Gordon-Reed among newly announced TribFest voices helping us navigate a world in flux.
Eight data centers threaten to transform small Texas county
Read full article: Eight data centers threaten to transform small Texas countyAt least 248 data centers are planned to be built in Texas. Of those, nearly half will be built in unincorporated areas, where county officials are limited in their ability to regulate development, according to a Texas Tribune analysis.
Republicans consider next steps after scrapping of $1.8 billion fund for Trump allies
Read full article: Republicans consider next steps after scrapping of $1.8 billion fund for Trump alliesSenate Republicans are weighing their next steps after the Trump administration's announcement that it is scrapping a $1.8 billion settlement fund for the president's allies who claim to have been politically prosecuted.
California’s redrawn US House map gets its first test as Democrats hope to counter GOP redistricting
Read full article: California’s redrawn US House map gets its first test as Democrats hope to counter GOP redistrictingCalifornia’s congressional primaries were a preliminary test of Democrats’ best chance at countering Republican redistricting gains elsewhere this year.
Rubio is optimistic on eventual Iran nuclear talks despite congressional skepticism
Read full article: Rubio is optimistic on eventual Iran nuclear talks despite congressional skepticismSecretary of State Marco Rubio says he's optimistic about the potential for a resumption in nuclear talks with Iran despite a shaky ceasefire in the war that's looking increasingly in doubt.