Texas Republicans push Biden administration to keep rule that turns asylum-seekers away at the border

The Biden administration plans to end a pandemic-era rule under which immigration authorities rapidly expel migrants who have crossed the border without letting them apply for asylum, multiple media outlets reported Wednesday.

Russia invades Ukraine: Interview with a former senior advisor at Pentagon

Jody Ferguson, author and former senior advisor at the Pentagon, joins FOX 7 Austin's Mike Warren to speak more about the Russia-Ukraine crisis.

Family of Trevor Reed, who is detained in Russia, able to meet with President Biden

The Granbury parents of a Marine veteran who is in prison in Russia were outside the White House in hopes of getting President Joe Biden's attention. A spokesperson for the family said President Biden did meet with them.

Biden seeks more COVID-19 funds from Congress, receives 2nd booster

President Joe Biden received his second COVID-19 booster while asking Congress for more funding and rolling out a new website.

President Biden signs Emmett Till anti-lynching bill into law

President Joe Biden signed the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act, the first bill to define lynching as a hate crime. The bill is named for Emmett Till, a Black teenager who was brutally murdered in Mississippi in 1955.

FOX 7 Discussion: Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and Capitol Riot cases

Ed Espinoza, the president of Progress Texas, and James Dickey, CEO of JD Key Communications, join FOX 7 Austin's Mike Warren to discuss whether Justice Thomas has a conflict of interest in the Capitol Riot events.

Capitol riot panel missing roughly 8 hours of Trump's phone calls

The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol has identified a roughly eight-hour gap in official records of then-President Donald Trump's phone calls as the violence unfolded and his supporters stormed the building, according to a person familiar with the probe.

Jan. 6 committee votes to hold former Trump advisers Scavino, Navarro in contempt

The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol voted unanimously Monday night to hold former Trump advisers Peter Navarro and Dan Scavino in contempt of Congress for their monthslong refusal to comply with subpoenas.

Judge: Trump 'likely' committed crime around Capitol riot, OKs release of emails

A federal judge has ordered the release of more than 100 emails from Trump adviser John Eastman to the House committee investigating the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

Biden takes aim at the ultra-rich with latest budget proposal

President Biden wants to target billionaires with a 20% rate that would hit both the income and unrealized capital gains of the wealthiest Americans.

Former Trump advisers Dan Scavino, Peter Navarro face contempt vote from Jan. 6 committee

The House Committee will meet Monday to discuss whether to hold former Trump advisers Dan Scavino and Peter Navarro in contempt of Congress. It is likely to be approved by the Democratic-majority committee.

Biden calls for Putin's removal: 'For God's sake, this man cannot remain in power'

President Joe Biden said Saturday that Vladimir Putin “cannot remain in power,” dramatically escalating the rhetoric against the Russian leader after his brutal invasion of Ukraine.

This Week in Texas Politics: Ted Cruz, Nancy Pelosi, natural disasters

FOX7's Rudy Koski and our panel of political experts take a look at the issues that dominated This Week in Texas Politics, including Ted Cruz, natural disasters and recent political endorsements.

President Biden in Poland for meetings on Ukraine refugee crisis

President Joe Biden’s said he wanted to visit Poland to underscore the assistance the country is providing as Europe experiences the biggest refugee crisis since World War II.

Willie Nelson, wife struggled to vote absentee in primary

Texas threw out mail votes at an abnormally high rate during the nation’s first primary of 2022, rejecting nearly 23,000 ballots outright under tougher voting rules.

Ted Cruz, John Cornyn are poised to vote against Ketanji Brown Jackson

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson would be the first Black woman on the country’s highest court in its more than 230-year history — a fact that Cruz has called "inspirational" and Cornyn has called "long overdue."

Mark Meadows urged by Supreme Court justice's wife to overturn 2020 election, report says

Virginia Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, sent weeks of text messages imploring White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows to act to overturn the 2020 presidential election — furthering then-President Donald Trump’s lies that the free and fair vote was marred by nonexistent fraud.