Who is Beto O’Rourke?
Texas Gov Gregg Abbott’s press conference was interrupted on Wednesday by Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke. Abbott was speaking about the shooting at Robb Elementary school in Uvalde, Texas when … Read More
Category: Politics
After Texas Shooting, Ted Cruz Digs In Against Gun Control
In 2013, he introduced legislation with Senator Charles E. Grassley, Republican of Iowa, that would have incentivized states through grants to submit mental health records to the database that is … Read More
Sussmann may testify in trial charging that he lied to FBI, pending judge’s ruling
Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussmann could testify in his own defense beginning Thursday, his attorneys said, should the judge rule to bar government prosecutors from questioning him about pre-indictment negotiations … Read More
Defense Team for Democratic-Linked Lawyer Won’t Call Ex-Times Reporter to Testify
WASHINGTON — The defense team for Michael Sussmann, a lawyer with ties to Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, has dropped its plans to call a former New York Times reporter to … Read More
FBI chief says CBP facing ‘heck of a challenge’ with national security threats at southern border
FBI Director Christopher Wray told lawmakers on Wednesday that Customs and Border Protection (CBP) are facing a “heck of challenge” due to the national security threats at the southern border. … Read More
Democrats Hit Pause on Gun Control Vote, Hoping For a Compromise
“We’ve been burned so many times before” when it came to negotiating a bipartisan compromise, Mr. Schumer said. The echoes between the Newtown, Conn., mass shooting at Sandy Hook in … Read More
Rep. Tony Gonzales responds to Beto O’Rourke’s outburst during Greg Abbott’s Uvalde shooting update
UVALDE, Texas – Rep. Tony Gonzales, who represents Uvalde, said Beto O’Rourke’s outburst during Gov. Greg Abbot’s update on the Texas shooting was “spewing rhetoric and hate” when the community … Read More
Democrats Confront 2 Obstacles on Guns: Time, and an Implacable G.O.P.
Three days. That’s how long it takes before the public’s anger begins to dissipate after a mass shooting, according to two scholars at Princeton University. It’s now over 24 hours … Read More
Trump-endorsed Texas Attorney General Paxton attributes election win to his record
A day after his primary runoff victory over Land Commissioner George P. Bush, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton attributed his victory to his record. “I think it’s just the record … Read More
In Georgia Rematch, Stacey Abrams Fights Headwinds From Washington
ATLANTA — When Teaniese Davis heard that Stacey Abrams was holding a public event on Tuesday morning, she raced to a church parking lot teeming with two dozen cameras and … Read More
