The former vice president’s first acts as a nonelected official for the first time in decades could be a sign of what comes ...

Texas State Senator Roland Gutierrez (D), whose district includes the city of Uvalde, introduced four gun safety bills following the 2022 Robb Elementary School mass shooting that left 21 p ...

The Pentagon said Wednesday it has begun deploying 1,500 active duty troops to help secure the southern border, putting in motion plans President Donald Trump laid out in executive orders shortly ...

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AUSTIN (KXAN) — Transgender Texans tell KXAN they are shocked but not surprised by President Donald Trump’s executive order that declared the government will only recognize binary sexes as ...

President Donald Trump has kicked off his second term with a flurry of executive actions on immigration, the economy, DEI and more.

The former Texas lawmaker and prosecutor was Trump's national intelligence director in his first term. He vowed to reject White House political pressure ...

Trump's suggestion that states should "take care of their own problems" could have major implications for GOP states in the South.

From decorations to executive orders, the 47th president has taken an aggressive posture in attempting to remake government.

The Trump administration has not publicly said how many immigration detention beds it needs to achieve its goals, or what the ...

Elon Musk soured Pres. Donald Trump's $500B AI infrastructure announcement with "good authority" the funds were not secured.