The narrow majority that House Republicans have enjoyed this session is dwindling by the day.Rep. Mike Gallagher, one of the few Republicans to object to the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, announced on Friday that he'd be leaving Congress before his term is complete, according to the House Press Gallery. In a statement, Gallagher said he'd leave office on April 19.Several other Republican members have also announced in recent months that they'd be leaving the...
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Opinion by Lawrence Downes (CNN) — It’s been a week of whiplash for people wondering whether Texas is going to be getting its own foreign policy. That is, whether it will be able to enforce SB 4, the extreme anti-immigration law that Gov. Greg Abbott signed last December. It empowers the state’s police and judges to arrest, lock up and punish
Opinion by Lawrence Downes (CNN) — It’s been a week of whiplash for people wondering whether Texas is going to be getting its own foreign policy. That is, whether it will be able to enforce SB 4, the extreme anti-immigration law that Gov. Greg Abbott signed last December. It empowers the state’s police and judges to arrest, lock up and punish
CNN Opinion by Lawrence Downes (CNN) — It’s been a week of whiplash for people wondering whether Texas is going to be getting its own foreign policy. That is, whether it will be able to enforce SB 4, the extreme anti-immigration law that Gov. Greg Abbott signed last December. It empowers the state’s police and judges to arrest, lock up and
CNN Opinion by Lawrence Downes (CNN) — It’s been a week of whiplash for people wondering whether Texas is going to be getting its own foreign policy. That is, whether it will be able to enforce SB 4, the extreme anti-immigration law that Gov. Greg Abbott signed last December. It empowers the state’s police and judges to arrest, lock up and
Opinion by Lawrence Downes (CNN) — It’s been a week of whiplash for people wondering whether Texas is going to be getting its own foreign policy. That is, whether it will be able to enforce SB 4, the extreme anti-immigration law that Gov. Greg Abbott signed last December. It empowers the state’s police and judges to arrest, lock up and punish
In a late Tuesday decision, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals declined to allow Texas' controversial "show me your papers" law to go back into effect while a legal fight over its constitutionality plays out, the Associated Press reports. The 2-1 ruling ruling by the New Orleans-based court likely means Texas won't be able to enforce the law, Senate Bill 4, until the same panel of judges or the U.S. Supreme Court renders a final decision on its legality, according to the AP. Passed last...