Paxton calls out Texas House speaker amid allegations from lawmakers

Matt Mackowiak, chair of the Travis County Republican Party, and Katie Naranjo, chair of the Travis County Democratic Party, join FOX 7's Mike Warren to discuss recent developments into allegations against Attorney General Ken Paxton.

Biden to nominate history-making Air Force fighter pilot for next Joint Chiefs chairman

President Joe Biden will announce Thursday that he is tapping a history-making Air Force fighter pilot to serve as the nation’s next top military officer, according to a senior administration official.

Texas AG Ken Paxton allegations come to a head at Capitol

A bipartisan House committee investigating Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton publicly discussed its findings so far in a rare and unexpected hearing.

House votes to cancel Biden’s $400 billion student loan handout

The House voted Wednesday to repeal President Biden’s plan to forgo more than $400 billion in federally backed student loan debt.

Paxton defends drinking accusations against Phelan, House investigators recount alleged misconduct by Paxton

A day after calling for House Speaker Dade Phelan to resign for allegedly drinking on the job, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is defending those claims. Phelan's camp argued that Paxton is using the video as a way to distract from a public hearing on an investigation into the attorney general on Wednesday.

Trump makes video appearance in New York criminal case; trial date set for March

Donald Trump threw up his hands in frustration Tuesday as a judge scheduled his criminal trial for March 25, putting the former president and current candidate in a courtroom in the heat of next year’s presidential primary season.

Debt ceiling: No agreement yet, but Biden, McCarthy say they're optimistic after meeting

President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy say they and their lead negotiators have had a productive meeting at the White House on the impasse over the government's debt ceiling.

Biden gets low approval ratings on economy, guns and more in latest AP-NORC poll

Public approval of Biden’s handling of the economy remains low in a time of high inflation, a difficult housing market and concerns about a potential U.S. government debt default.

Biden endorses F-16 training for Ukrainians as Zelenskyy set to attend G7 summit

Leaders of the world’s most powerful democracies warned China and North Korea against building up their nuclear arsenals, pivoting to major northeast Asian crises ahead of the arrival later Saturday of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Paxton announces second investigation into Texas hospital over youth transgender healthcare

The Texas attorney general's office will investigate to determine if Texas Children's Hospital in Houston is actively engaging in "illegal behavior" and performing "gender transitioning" procedures on children.

San Francisco officials are investigating if Elon Musk’s ‘Twitter Hotel’ plan broke laws

San Francisco officials are investigating Twitter after six former employees allege that owner Elon Musk’s leadership team broke laws by turning the company’s headquarters into a “Twitter Hotel" for workers who were pushed to stay up late to transform the social media platform.

G-7 summit: Biden, Japan's Kishida vow to 'stand strong' against global threats

Leaders of the world’s most powerful democracies plan to devote much of the first day of the Group of Seven summit to finding new ways to punish Russia for its 15-month invasion of Ukraine.

Taxes, tenure, transgender care, sports bills discussed amid Texas regular session ending

The Texas regular session ends this month, and Thursday was a critical moving day for several key pieces of legislation, including two bills concerning gender-affirming care and transgender collegiate athletes.