• Time names Texas Governor Greg Abbott as one of the 100 most influential people of 2024 and says he's likely to 'pick up MAGA mantle'

    The gov. has been a significant part of the GOP's response to the. Last month, Donald Trump revealed he was on the short-list for his VP slot. Abbot said it is an 'honor to be recognized' for the work he's done for Texas

  • History education must be protected from Iowa Republicans

    Knowledge of history is invaluable, and Iowa Republicans are trying to rip it away from students. The Iowa House and Senate approved a bill, House File 2545, on April 17 that would require new topics in social studies curriculums for K-12 students. The bill, which is now part of a larger bill, is headed to

  • Water In Texas: A Window Into Problems Across The US

    Water In Texas: A Window Into Problems Across The US Authored by Suzanne Gasparatto via The Epoch Times, Humans cannot live without water, yet many of us take for granted that water is readily available. As more people move to cities, adding to already crowded populations, the availability of potable water isn’t a given any longer. While this planet has plenty of water, its distribution does not always coincide with areas where lots of people choose to live. For decades,...

  • Texas Governor Wants to Ban Trans People from Being Teachers

    Greg Abbott implied that openly transgender and gender-nonconforming people should no longer be allowed to teach in Texas schools.

  • New Republican FTC commissioners must counter Khan

    The Senate recently confirmed Andrew N. Ferguson and Melissa Holyoak as commissioners to the Federal Trade Commission in a unanimous vote. Their appointment not only returned the agency to five members for the first since 2022 but also restored bipartisan representation. Ferguson and Holyoak are both Republican. For almost a year, the FTC had been run […]

  • We used ChatGPT as our wedding planner — it saved us $5,000

    A survey revealed that 52% of engaged couples are considering AI to handle details. “I don’t need a wedding planner,” one bride told The Post. “The AI does it all.”

  • Texas congressman openly blasts fellow Republicans as 'scumbags' and klansmen

    Gonzales’ interview on CNN infuriated members of the House Freedom Caucus, causing one to endorse his primary opponent. By Matthew Choi, The Texas Tribune U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-San Antonio, ripped into his party’s right flank for voting against billions in foreign aid for U.S. allies last week, castigating his ultraconservative peers as “scumbags” and klansmen. “These people used to walk around with white hoods at night. Now they're walking around with white hoods in the daytime,”...

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    Republican candidates vying for Indiana governor to take debate stage

    By ISABELLA VOLMERT Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana voters are getting another opportunity to see a debate between Republican candidates seeking their party’s nomination as Indiana’s next governor. Tuesday’s debate comes two weeks ahead of the May 7 primary. All six have cast themselves in the competitive, multi-million dollar primary race as political outsiders.

  • Republican Governor Admits His Support for Trump 'Doesn't Make Sense'

    New Hampshire Republican Governor Chris Sununu admitted on Sunday his support for former President Donald Trump "doesn't make sense" after criticizing him in the past.Trump, the presumptive 2024 Republican presidential nominee, is facing four criminal indictments, all of which he has pleaded not guilty to. The indictments accuse Trump of election interference on the state and federal level, mishandling classified documents and obstructing the government's efforts to retrieve them, and falsifying...

  • Exclusive: US archdiocese must submit clergy-abuse documents to police

    In criminal investigation, New Orleans judge demands paper trail from archbishop Gregory Aymond all the way to the VaticanThe criminal investigation into child sexual abuse in New Orleans’ Roman Catholic archdiocese has entered a major new phase, after a judge ordered the church to turn over records to Louisiana state police showing how it responded to abuse allegations over the last several decades.The order signed on Monday seeks files that would identify every priest and deacon accused of...

  • Texas governor endorses Tony Gonzales over Brandon Herrera in House race

    Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) has endorsed GOP border Rep. Tony Gonzales for a third term in Congress ahead of the incumbent’s Republican primary runoff against YouTube gun star Brandon Herrera. Abbott announced Wednesday morning that he would support Gonzales, a Navy veteran, in his race and called Gonzales a “fierce champion” for bolstering border security […]

  • House Republicans’ bid to impeach Alejandro Mayorkas fails in US Senate

    Senate Democrats dismissed the articles of impeachment, as the charges failed to meet bar of ‘high crimes and misdemeanors’Senate Democrats on Wednesday dismissed the impeachment case brought by House Republicans against Alejandro Mayorkas, the homeland security secretary, on grounds that the charges failed to meet the bar of “high crimes and misdemeanors” outlined in the constitution as a basis for removing an official from office.In a pair of party-line votes, Democrats held that two articles...